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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-27

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
The south a. . Market.

We have long been poor, we have
lived scantily. Now our wants are
numerous and we buy freely. Perhaps
the manufacturers of agricultural i'm
plements will get the lions share Of
our first money. We have learned to
appreciate the advantage of machinery
over hand labor. And at the same
time various causes have conspired to
make this hand labor scarce. We are
driven to the necessity of using farm
implements, and we are able now to
buy them. Our farmers are reading
the farm journals Of the south. They
are learning to think and to act. They
are waking up to the difference be-
tween a shallow soil and Z deep soil.
between a hand hoe and a weeder, be-
tween a hand scythe and a self=binder.
between a one-horse plows and p four
horse pillow, between thanksgiving and
drill. s..-... =.
: Wise men will see this drift OF opin-
ion and use southern farm journals
to let the southern farmers knew
where to buy.
{ The same is true Of cattle, Of all
kinds. The razor backs and the scrubs
are things of the past Breeders of
fine strains and pure breeds will take
warning. The south now offers the
best market for things Of real value
that this country affords.-Southern
Cultivator. %
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
TOLD OF LIVING POETS.

Ibsen, the dramatist, who has been
seriously Ill for some time, went out the
other day to take walk in the Qusen's
park in Christiania When the queen
is walking in the park the gates arc
closed to the public. The old poet. lean
ing on his attendants arm, reached the
park only to find it closed. The incident
came to King Oscars ears and hs, has
since sent 1bsen a private key for the
park gate.
Some one in Scandinavia has unearthed
the report Of the examiners on DR.. III
sens papers at his examination for the
degree of bachelor It runs as follows.
Norwegian, good; Latin prose, good:
Latin essay, fairly good; Latin converse
ton, moderate; Greek, bad; arithmetic.
bad; German, very good; French, good:
religious knowledge, good; history and
geography, good; Hebrew, good; geom-
etry, good. General remarks: A young
man not to be despised." In spite Of
many goods" however, Ibsep was
plowed, owing to his deficiencies in
Greek and arithmetic. He aspired in
those days to be pharmaceutical chem
isf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
ANGoRAs FOR ROUGH LANDS.
nh. Angola Goat Most UsefuI II
ReclaiminS UnprOductive and
So ~'rr'rF weed.Infested Lands.

The attention of owners of brush
lands has been directed by the COM
missioner of agriculture to use of the
goat in retaining and enhancing the
value of unproductive and weed-in-
tested lands Goats live on weeds and
brush, the products of nature, when
labor and toll are required TO furnish
food for other animals. EbN
They destroy the weeds and shrubs
that choke up and hinder the growth
of the grasses, and convert the rough
lands into fertile meadows and pro-
vide food for cattle and sheep. In a
prairie country, when bluegrass
meadow is choked out by bushes, q
herd Of Angoras will soon convert it
into fertile and productive pasturage.
They are at home upon the sage brush
of the arid plains as well as the hills
of New England.
An Iowa breeder writes that herd
of Angoras increased the value OF his
hundred-acre farm $40 per acre.
Mr.. Cotton, of Mfllbury, Mass, re-
ports that the improvement of his land
more than repays the cost of keep.
Goats are more profitable than sheep.
They are harder and longer lived, and
mot subject to contagious sheep dis
eases. They are more courageous and
will to some extent protect themselves
from dogs and wolves. Their flesh is
better and more palatable, having the
taste of venison. Their milk is nedi-
cinally valuable and richer than that
of cows.
Their skins and pelts bring more
than those Of sheep. Their fleece Is
nearly double the value of sheep and
yields about the same weight. They
are independent of climatic conditions.
A drought that destroys the pasturage
does not affect the weeds and shrubs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
Mutton Chops.


Dip the sheed before they are put In
winter quarters and have them frea
from ticks. ~ sTt f .y
Do not leave the sheep out in q sin
gle cold rain. They will surely take
cold and suffer all winter with snufflea
and coughs
Be sure the ewes are in good flesh
when they come in for winter, and they
must be kept in this condition II you
expect large, strong lambs. III
1t won't pay to let them try to live
on frost bitten grass. They Will fill up.
but get no nourishment and run down.
They will also crop the pasture SO
short that the unprotected grass roots
are apt to be killed during the winter,
making a double loss.
{ Arrange q yard in connection with
the sheep barn so they can go out on
pleasant days during the winter.
All lambs that are not to be kept AZ
breeders should go to market before
they are q year old. ..,..s.....,.s .gx
When lambs are year old they shed
their teeth, which makes feeding and
gains more difficult and expensive. 81
Give the sheep some roots all winter
with the grain ration. It is foolish to
try to winter sheep without them
Farmers Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26

Inevery country of the civilized world
Sisters of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritual and
intellectual needs of the charges com
mitted to their care, but they also
minister to their bodily needs
With SO many children to take care OF
and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna never failing safeguard.
DR.. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic Sisters from all over the
United States. A recommend recently
received from q Catholic institution in
Detroit, Mich, reads as follows:
Or. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Si:-"The young girl who
used the Peruna was suffering from
Laryngifis andIoss of voice. The result
of the treatment was most safisfuc-
tory. She found. great relief, and
after further use Of the medicine we
hope to be able to say she Is entirely
cured. Sisters of Charity.
The young girl was under the care OF
the Sisters OF Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh of the throat with good
results as the above letter testifes.
Send to The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, Ohio, for free book written
by DR.. Hartman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
PERSONAL CHIT-cHAT.

Among the little-heard-of relatives o,
the famous is Orestes P. Chaffee, brothe,
of Maj. Gen. Chaffec, who has just Wis.
tied Washington. He is a vigorous
small man, with 70 years and many ad.
ventures behind him-a confederate vet
eran, for 20 years resident of South
America, but for long time with the
military department in Cuba.
William Huckaby, negro farmer
was buried near Dawson, Ga, the other
day. A great crowd attended the funer-
al, at least half of those present, incIud.
ing the pallbearers, being white. Sew
eral county officers and quite NUM- ber
of other solid citizens followed the re-
mains to the grave. Huckaby was an
Industrious, hard-working man, strictly
honest, who minded his own business
and paid no attention to politics. His
credit was as good as that of any man
in Terrell county, and he left COM
Portable estate. Respected alike by
white and colored, he was often pointed
out as sample of how "the negro prob
lem" may be solved.
In mentioning the names Of living ex-
speakers of the United States house Of
representatives one is invariable over
looked. There lives to-day in Auburn,
N. Y, at the ripe age Of 70, rich banker
named Theodore Medad Pomeroy. On
the third of March, 1869, Mr.. Pomeroy
was elected speaker OF the house to sue
ce.,H Schuv1er C0lfaY who hod hoer
elected vice president and resigned the
speakership to be indicted into the
higher office. It is said that Speaker
Pomeroy served only five minutes, but
the encyclopedia and biographical die
tionaries fail to tell why he was elected
for so short a period, why he left con-
gress so suddenly, why Colfax resigned
to get out of his way, and what Pomeroy
did while speaker for five minutes
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26

correct length for carriage and evening
wear; It need not be abnormally long.
The aim and object of every modern
couturiere seems to be to get excessive
fullness round the feet.
For day wear with this velvet skirt
you can havea simple blouse-bodice, un-
lined if you like, held in place by q
boned corselet band. with fancy buckle
and some rosettes of taffeta. This band
will do duty for evening as we'll as day
wear, and will be an important part Of
the latter costume. A further addition
might be pelerine or crOss-over fichu
of velvet edged with fur or ruches Of
taffeta This can be worn or not, as
you please, in the house, and will be a
charming addition for outdoor wear.
Surely this is in keeping with the 1880
bonnets, waving plumes, and granny"
muffs.
There are all kinds Of delightful speci-
mems in outdoor wraps, entirely apart
from the ordinary boleros and coats,
such as those fichu pelerines in fur
plush, velvet and cloth which are
dragged round the shoulders and tie at
the back with smart little tail as
finish. They are very quaint and charm
ing. and at the same time extremely
useful, while they present great posi-
bilities to the amateur.
Wonderful embroideries are also used
and the leading tailors and couturieres
are achieving great results with those
of an oriental type. The warm touches
of color are always welcome on dull gray
winter days and give the relief necessary
to serges and tweeds. Smart indoor re-
ception frocks are being made once again
in beautiful, rich colored cloths. Vieux
rose and cherry, as well as bright shade
of wine, are much worn for the cloth
frock. These are mixed with embroid-
cries and heavy guipure laces.
Cherry, Burgundy and orange hues
are taking the place of the red so long
beloved by the Partisan. There is a
new shade of pink red which will be seen
a great deal in the evening. When
treated with skill this is extremely be-
coming. There is no doubt about 1t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26

these strong colorinss require toning
down with handsome guipure lace,
Cluny applique, or something Of the
kind, and for day wear, at any rate,
they are extremely trying, though In
company with the big, black hat and
dark fur stole they have cachet all
their own, which is added to by band
of black peau de sole, this being fea-
ture Of all of the smart frocks Of the
hour. -=...--
American women seem to get more
knowledgeable every year in the matter
of dress. In meeting .neir ever-increas-
ing demands, the American merchant
has become very intelligent person,
and even at quite second rate stores
nowadays one sees very good fashions,
not always in the materials we like,
perhaps. but up-to-date as far as modes
are concerned
1 must say that in the early days of
the trotteuse skirt it was seen at it's best
in the inexpensive frocls.
Now, OF course, its difficulties have
been mastered; but it seems only q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
AN UNFAMILIAR DIALECT.

what part OF London '.loblotch" might
be. She had never heard of it before.
and she had been studying London for
six months At last she ventured to
address a conductor who looked APP
proachable.
"Will you kindly tell me-" she said,
Where one takes the bus for Marble
Arch?"
The man looked at her pityingly.
Her American accent was thick upon
her, and he perceived also that she
must be deaf He leaned toward her
and drew long breath. Then he BEL
lowed:
"This is your bus, ma'am!" and be.
gan to shout 3Moblotch! Moblotch!"
The visitor had let seven ssMoblotch"
buses go because she never once guessed
that that is the way Marble Arch is pro
nounced in London
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
HANDLING YOUNG HE1FERs.
To Make Serviceable Cow the
Heifer Should Have Gentle and
Confederate Treatment.

| Don't expect good results if you have
to fight a heifer to milk her To make
a servicable COW, one that will give
the best results, she should be gently
treated from the time she is born, but
more especially with her first calf, says
| Southern Agriculturist. For three or
four days after calving her rations
| should barely be sufficient to allay hum
ger until her udder. which. is always
her first calf, comes down to normal
| conditions and temperature; then be-
gin to increase her feed, and in three
Of four weeks she will be able to take
and assimilate full rations without
danger to her digestion or caking her
udder.. If the latter is very much dis
turbed, as is the case in all young
heifers that promise WE'LL 1t should be
MIXED out three or four times a day,
and each time bathed with hot water
Tor the warm milk Is III II. drawn out OF
the teats Now as to milking her. al
though she has been gently treated
from calf, the mother will naturally
be frightened and nervous at the new
situation and condition of things. Don't
rush the little COW up in asfence corner
with a rail or pail up against her side,
with someone holding 1t and pressing
her against the fence and then with
club in one hand and a bucket in the
other go at her, but have her battered
in a stall where she is accustomed to
be fed, press her gently against the
partition wall or side, place your head
firmly in her flank; this will be of great
assistance In controlling her. Battle
the udder with warm water and rub
the teats with q little vaseline to make
them sole, and then begin to milk her.
Above all things, make her feel that
you mean nothing but kindness to her,
and in short time she will enjoy be-
ing MIXED much as q mother does to
have her full bosom relieved by the
1ursing Of her babe.
After you once get her thoroughly
gentled and on full rations, don't al
low any neglect or carelessness or mis-
management to cause her to fall OFT in
her milk for at least six months. For
the habits formed by heifer with her
first calf and her management the first
wear stay with her through@lif max
ing her either success or failure as a
good dairy scow.-Southern Agricultur-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
FARMER AND PLANTER.
WINTER DAYS ARE At HAND.
The Happy Days When the Farmer
II Ss Will Rest and Plan For the
Next Yeara, Work

This. Sunday, morning We have the
first killing frost There is ice in the
tin wash pam. and the crap grass is
white as wool. The tomato vine is
dead and the late potato top is black.
The late roasting ear is frozen and the
last rose Of summer goes dead. Fodder
will now be given to the cows and the
pigs will make beds In the leaves I'M
der the beech trees, where they feed on
the nuts. The walnut will fall and the
shell-bark will fall and the burr Of
the chestnut will drop it's nuts. The
persimmOn will yield its fruit and the
'possum4 will be glad and grow fat for
the pot and pan. The Genet apple and
the Winesap will have done their best
and the rabbit will put on his fur and
fat ready for the hunter and the roast
ing pan. The Irish potato must now
find its place in the, cellar, and the
turnip gathered to the bin. Jack
Frost is here now to stay till daisies
and cowslips come in the spring and
and the robins come home. and the
turnip green's and hog jowls meet In
loving company on the table. Yes.
winter will soon be here The Thanks
giving gobbler will soon cease his COB
BILE and strut, for his days will be
numbered, and the Christmas time will
soon follow with its mince pies and
plum buildings and eggnog. Then the
little snow bird will be in the yard
picking up the crumbs, and the old
rooster sitting on his perch with one.
leg close under his body, and the boys
and girls cracking nuts on the hearth
and the old folks slipping cider and
cracking Jokes in the parlor. The
mules will be in their stalls and the
cows under the shed, and the slaughter,
of hogs will be done and the meat will
be in the smoke house and sausage on
the table and sauce in the pan. Then
there will be good living in the land
where people work and deserve to live.
w. c. in Farmers Home Journal. II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26

An American woman who was lately in
London for the first time is convinced
that whatever the language may be
which the cockneys speak, it is not Eng
lish. One of her experiences is related
by the Washington Post.
The woman wished to see the city all
by herself. Somebody told her that il
she went to the terminus of some bus
line-it did not matter which-and
waited little, she would hear the con-
ductor call out the places on the route.
and then could choose that which she
wished to visit.
She found a place where buses were
arriving and departing, and waited. She
heard many curious names, but failed
to understand much that the busmen
said. Every now and then the man on
the step of bus would call out: Mob
lotch! Moblotch!" and she wondered
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
DAIRY NOTES.

Never allow animals OF other spo-
cies to be kept in the same room with
! mich cows.
Ground oats, corn and bran make
| one of the best winter rations for the
| dairy COWS. $ftf
Unless a COW turns her food into
butter and not flesh she has no place
| in the dairy "a 'ef5. - b ) ~
Cream should be well stirred and
given time to ripen evenly before put
into the churn. w,@s.t.-.. .
worth keeping-is easily affected by
unfavorable conditions.
AT least every two months scrub
your managers with water and soap,
lye or washing powder. =
The cow with the best appetite
one that eats and drinks the most
is usually the best producer.
Prof Tracy, Of Mississippi, found
that from q good mixer following a
poor one the milk flow was increased
from five cows by pa pounds in two
weeks. st
A good dairy COW is made by in
telligent breeding and feeding. She
does not come by chance. It takes
seven years Of steady, watchful at
tention after birth to bring a COW to
her best in the production Of milk.
The man who sows rye this fall
so as to have it for early pasture for
his cows next spring will congratulate
himself then on his foresight. Rye is
one of the best things he can SOW to
start the cows off we'll in the spring.
1T is not a good plan to feed cows
at milking time, as they are likely to
hold up the milk if by any chance the
feed is withheld. The best plan is to
feed before milking so as to milk while
the COW is in a ruminant mood.
Keep on friendly terms with your
COWS. The COW that exhibits a de-
sire to lick you while you are milking
her will give the largest possible guam
tity of milk because she is not excited,
nervous or afraid while you are around
her
Besides producing a calf a good
COW will yield her weight in milk SOL
ids in year; that is, in fat, casein.
albumen, milk sugar and ash. She
will yield from five to ten times her
weight in milk and one-helf her weight
in butter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
AN ATTRACTIVE EVENING GOWN.

short time ago that, when one asked
the leading diapers for the Partisan
short skirt, they invariably produced
tailor-made garment with little
train at the back! Nothing died so hard
as the trained skirt, and there was a
good reason for this. Its becomingness
will never be equaled by the short skirt,
although it would be foolish now for
anyone wanting a practical walking
frock to overlook the smartness of the
present day trotteuse skirt.
These skirts always look better when
they have a small pad at the back.
hear rumor, in fact, that the crinoline
is coming in again. 1t will not appear
in the short skirt, but am not at all
sure that, in modified form, 1t is not
creeping into vogue for evening wear.
have heard that some leading
couturieres in Paris and London are
introducing little whaleEone into the
petttcoats for evening wear. And when
one beholds the best models one realizes
that the voluminous folds require some
stiffening to keep them out at the feet,
~ very soft The old-fashioned, stiff,
muslin buckram ~flounces are beingein-
troduced into the evening frocks. s1z .s :
The taffeta petticoats, too, have in
Vulnerable ruchings, accordion plait-
ings, etc. from the knees to the feet to
make the overskirt stand out
Buttons are assuming almost danger
Gus proportions. l always think it is
a pity when chic fashion reaches an
exaggeration. especially in tailor-made
garments. The introduction Of but
tons originated in the smart tailoring
world The tiny silver, jet or gold
specimens are charming, but when we
see a cheap serge covered with gilt but
tons we decide that it has become q
vulgar mode and the best dressed wom-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
FACTS FOR THE FARMERS.

Mexican agriculturists must be edu-
Gated, to the use Of modern agricultural
implements by demonstration. Ifaman
has never seen thresher it is hard to
sell him one from catalogue. s.
Scotland has an area Of 19.OG2.482
acres, of which 1884, 466 acres are under
cultivation. One hundred and twelve
persons own one-half of the total area
and is persons own one-fourth OF It.
It is considered that agriculture in
Italy has need to be greatly ameliorated.
and this will be brought about by radical
reforms in the methods of cultivation
and the augmentation Of production.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26

upon which they exist. They dorish
where other animals will nearly starve.
They are the John the Baptists Of the
animal creation preparing the way for
their successors. They require little
grain feed. In the southwest they run
st large, drop their kids in the woods,
and come up to their shelter at night.
In California they are herded at an
annual cost OF ten cents yer head. They
need only protection from rain and
snow. In Virginia they feed on acorns
and straw. - Cor. Massachusetts
PlOughman, st2r%
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26
Stable the Cows.

The season has now arrived when
dairy cows ought to be kept up nights
and stormy days. The better the cow
the more sensitive she is to cold. One
east rain is enough to give a COW the
'.hollow" horn, and it is almost invari-
ably the case that cow-keepers who
complain most about this trouble are
the ones who think it absolutely neces-'
sary to give the COW fresh air and ex-
ercise." No better investment can be
made than comfortable stalls, and the
dairyman who fails to provide them
for his COWS will more than lose money
enough to build them, IN decreased
yield of milk.-Dixie Farmer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-26

years standing. Meeklson.l
DR.. Hartman, one of the best known
ply sicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. twas through his genius and
perseverance that it was in introduced to
the medical profession of this country.
If YOU do not derive ro1ppt and sat
isfactorv results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. HartIan, giving
full statement OF your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable
advice gratis. il 8An
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, @.