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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30
Due Notice Is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salve on the
market that is made from the pure un.
adulterated witch hazel DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thousands
of cases of piles that would not yield
to any other treatment. and this fact
has brought out many worthless coun-
terfeits. Those persons who get the
genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
are never disappointed, because it
cures. Rivers Bros.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30
Takes Away the Aches and Palms.

225 Hall Street, Fall River, Mass.
81 cannot say enough in praise of your
Blood Wine. l was very weak and suf-
fered from fearful backaches after my last
baby was born. l was told that Blood
Wine was strengthening and l bought
bottle 1t braced me up wonderfully, and
was so pleased with its results that /
bought six bottles and have given it to
my four children. 1t keeps them healthy
and consider it the finest medicine ever
had in my house"
MRS. SAM TANNING.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30

F. r. S. Donovan, who is prepar-
ing for the priesthood at Woodstock,
Md, has made gift to the Jesuit
order of his fortune of $3.50, 900. He
had previously given large sums for
charitable purposes, 4 especially to
mission work among the Maryla and
negroes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30
Rheumatism Twisted Him Out Of Shape
He Suffered AgonleS = But Blood Wine
Cured Him.

Rochester, n. Y
Gentlemen 81 was crippled with rheu-
matism from September l until April I,
so was unable to walk or even help my
self in any way. After taking part of
bottle of Blood Wine l began to improve,
and after taking two bottles, am entirely
cured. Would be pleased to have anyone
call on me at any Time for information"
Yours,
SO Sanford Street. E. S. LECKY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30
HANDICAPPED.
The man WIG started 10 nun q race in


chains and letters
would be visibly
handicapped. No
one would expect
b i'm to succeed.
The an W h o.
runs the race of
life W h e n hi s
digestive and nu-
tritive organs are
diseased is equally
handicapped. In
the one case his
strength is over
weighted, in the
other it is under
m / n e d. Success
demands a bove
all else a sound
stomach.
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery cure s
disc ses of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30

:. President Loubet Of France will
visit England in July, ito return the
call Of, King. Edward. .e$s sss,:, sss sg
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30

use this testimonial any way that is likely
to benefit the public"
MRS. HENRY BRILLON,
No. Grosvenordale, Conn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-30
Blood Wine larger percentage of cases than
any 0fhe Harmon Smith, SfafisIcian.

alment
has
That
relief Blood
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
blamed for feeling 70. But We must

blamed for feeling 70. But we must
gradually free ourselves from these
IDEAS. All the other departments Of
ele business world are advancing, and
wny should not agriculture advance
win 1t! The whole race of humanity
IS depending upon agriculture for
n"ng, and the trade should not be
anought any the less of by anyone.
Inc man who is engaged in other
pursuits of life should honor the
farmer, as he must understand that
Whatever he eats comes from him. If
tne farming class does not advance
with the rest of the world. it will be
its own loss. It is not natural that
we should be satisfied to work in the
same road we did years ago, or even
one year ago. We should strive to
90 better this year and make an adj
sancement wherever possible. The
oest, easiest and most practical way
20 advance ourselves is given in one
sentence, namely: "Read plenty of
agricultural literature, and apply tn.
Facts gained to actual experience. y
The farming world would be far be-
hind where it now is if it was not for
the help that has been given us by
farm literature. Everv farmer should
Try to make some improvement and
advancement every day. Never let
your business get the best of you,
but get the best of it, and you can
best do this by advancing with the
rest of the world.-E. ]. Waterstripe,
in Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
HER FIRST FAMILY FUNERAL.
somethfnr Entirely New to the
Widow and 1t Made Her
Nervous.

The afternoon was hot and snltry. Every
passenger in the waiting train was hopping
his brow and wishing that the train would
hurry out of the station, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean. =,
The oppressiveness was made doubly, OPP
press;ve by the entrance Of a woman in deep
mourning.
~"I'd think she'd melt under that hot vel" "
WHISPERED one girl to another.
All ewes centered on the woman of cor
row. The somberness of her garb made the
train seem almost sepulchral;; But the worst
was vet to come. A man, who had been no
ticed as her companion, had stopped at the
cooler to get drink. The woman quietly
arose, stepped into the aisle, and calledto the
Felix, don't forget the body: It'd be an
awful joke if the train got to Calvary and
EVERYBODY in the car shuddered. Then
she turned to 4 woman sitting behind her
and said: - =
ever had ANYTHING to Go with this kind OF
thing. and it makes me nervous.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
WELCOME TO VENEZUELA.
CempIinents Conveyed to American
Representative in New
Kind of English.

Robert C. Morris, a member of the board
Of arbitration for the settlement of the
Venezuelan claim, is one of the most popular
men in Caracas just now. He has been ire
quently in receipt of letters from natives who
wish to show their good will for one reason
or another. Perhaps the most unique and
puzzling of these letters is the following ef.
fusion, written in English by prominent
Portuguese resident of Caracas, the Vene-
zuelan capital, and which was forwarded to
Mr.. Morris shortly after his arrival Mr..
Morris Rad not discovered its real pu1port
when city was forwarded to friends in this
city, relatee a Chicago exchange. Here y
the puzzling document:
Mr. Robert c. Morris: This gentleman
has arrived few days ago to Caraca, as
Arbit of the reclamation Of United States OF
America in Venezuela.
Mr. Morris came with his loving wife, she
i very kind as handsome young lady.
Eve are very satiside to salut these nota-
bles persons. The great Mr.. Morris makes
us to write these few words: there arc
stranges who, is SO greatfull as Mr.. Morris,
we are not able to write anything about ham,
we are frightened to make any mistake, SO we
shall wait other ocation.
important gentleman as Mr.. Morris IN
Washington the Republic of Venezuela has
call d to thin, for his intelligence and tor hD
eve again salut to the United States and
to especialment Mr.. Morris, to whom We
wishes many happy days in Caracas and also
ia his wife, enjoy goodlock."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
INCREASE OF CANCER.
swelling Death Rate from This Cause
Creating Considerable Alarm
i'm ENGLAND.

For some years past physicians have
been sounding an alarm on the appar-
ent rapid increase in cancer. Their
argument is based upon the official
mortality statistics of various coun-
tries, which seem to show that the
number of deaths from malignant
tumors is becoming greater, not only
absolutely and in proportion to the
increase of population, but also in pro-
portion to the deaths from all causes.
states Youths Companion.
Thus in England in 1890 the death
rate from cancer was nearly 6S per
100000 of the population, and in 1900
it was almost SO per 100000. The
ratio of deaths from cancer to those
from all causes in persons over 80
years of age was one out of 20 in 1890,
but in 1900 it was one out of IL.
The publication of these figures has
created feeling of great uneasiness
in England, and many theories have
been put forward to account for them.
But as matter of fact, the condition
is probably not SO bad as it appears
to be- Figures are VIGOROUSLY mis-
leading, and those on the prevalence
of cancer are doubtless no exception
to the rule.
In the first place, vital statistics are
becoming more accurate with each
year, and figures are now returned
from places whence none came ten
years ago. Again, physicians are ac-
curing constantly greater accuracy IN
diagnosis, and many deaths which
would formerly have been returned as
from some other cause are now put
down to cancer. Another fact which
softens somewhat the terrifying aspect
of these statistics is that the general
length of life is increasing. and there
fore more people live to the age at
which cancer commonly appears.
These facts cannot, however, explain
away all the figures, and 1t is I'M
doubleday true that cancer is ihcreas-
ing more or less rapidly. But there Is
bright side to this, as to nearly all
things, FOR the very fact of its increase
has drawn the attention of scientific
Investigators IN all countries to can
Ger, and each is vying with the other
in the attempt to solve the mystery OF
the disease and to discover means
to abate it's ravages.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26

Crimson Glover ON tobacco Fields.
There is no money made in working
Door land. It is often said some one
must work the poor Lara, but this Is
not true, for with the peas and GRIM
son clover no one need cultivate land
too poor to yield good crop OF to-
bacco.
l have adopted the tw.-lot system.
sowing alternately crimson clover and
tobacco. fallow the LAID in July and
August; SOW one peck Of seed to the
acre after a rain whils the land Is
damp; then turn under the clover the
following spring by the last OF April
or the fist of May. then run q disk
harrow once or twice over the planted
land. and then SOW 900 or 400 pounds
an acre of the best fertilizer / can get.
There is no excuse for a scarcity Of
plants when there is plenty of cheap
cotton to cover the beds. In setting
out the plants the weedr1g should be
done as early as possible, SO as not
to injure the young plaGts. The first
working with a horse should be done
with q corn cultivator The land
should be worked deep and soft, but
afterward should only be touched gent
" about once a week. This should be
kept up until the plants begin to bloom.
American Agriculturist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
TREE PLANTING ON THE FARM.
s..~+ . rore.t On the Hillside where
Grains aad Grass Refuse
to Grow.

IF there is : hillside or other place on
the farm where neither grain, grass
nor fruit can bn raised, On account OF
the impossibility Of planting and cuiti-
waiting, set it in forest trees. They will
prevent washing Of hills,Ges, and will
make q very grateful shade for the
stock to rest under in tho heat of sum-
mer. Those who live in the latitude
that Chicago is in had best walt until
spring to do the planting, but those
living farther south will nave the best
results by planting during a wet spell
in the autumn. Many make the mis-
take of planting foreign trees in a cli-
mate entirely uneuited to their habits,
and as a Consequence they either die
or always remain splinditng and dis
appointing. There is no section OF the
country but what there grows some
forest tree that is much superior to
any imported variety, ana which Will
thrive and make a vigorous growth
with but little trouble tc the planter.
What more attractive shade tree can
we find than the noble elm, the oaks,
the poplars and the naples, as well IS
many other native trees that we could
name. But in planting native trees
their natural habits must be studied II
we wish to be successful with them.
When a hillside is barr Ut vegetation
It should be set with white cm, wild
cherry. black locust, blackberry and
white pine. These will grow in situa-
lions like this when other trees would
fail. Az they grow large enough to
parHally shade the grounds, oaks,
chestnuts aapd the maple may be set
ont III the spaces which nay have been
left for them. II low, wet, undrained
snots! Tie sugar maple. LACK ash and
the willows VIII make the best
growth. Along the roadside there
should always be nut-bearing trees for
the benefit eof the rising generation.
walnuts. hickories and cnestnuts will
mt only make the highway shady and
attractive. but will also III few years
produce crop Of nuts that will glad
don the hearts of the boys and cause
them to remember the planter longer
than II he has been cast in bronze and
set nm in the statehouse ysrd.-Amerl-
can Drovers' Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26

Commander Peary, the arctic explorer,
vss taking to a small bunch of newspa.
ner men at Saratoga not long ago and
they were asking him number Of qges-
lions about life in the extreme ATTITUDES,
Of which he can talk most entertainingly.
Some one asked if he spoke the Eskimo
language, and he said he did. Whats 1t
ike" continued the questioner. For
instance, how would an Eskimo say Good d
morning. He wouldn't s,s say smile, IT, rep1e n
seea, aea Of Fl lifes Not at ali, not at
Ill" the explorer explained. .'You see, in
= country where they would have occa-
sion to use those words only once year.
they don't have then" detroit fres
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
CITY HAS TaBE PUMPED DRY
Inw.LyinR New Orleans Cannot BE
Drained by the Ordinary
Methods.

The city of New Orleans, like most
of the land at each side OF the MisSis-
sippi river in the alluvial country, lies
considerably below the high water Inc
of the Mississippi river. The wnole
CITY would be inundated by the river
occasionally if it were not protected
by a levee along the river front. The
city is also protected by levees run
ming at right angles to the river-one
above the city and one below 1t-ano
also by a levee along the shore OF
Lake Pontchartrain and by levees
along the banks OF the various canals
which reach from that lake into the
territory of tho municipality, says the
Magazine.
New Orleans is SO near the mouth
of the river that the land upon which
the city is built is not only lower than
the high water stage OF the river, but
is in part lower than the level OF the
gulf Of Mexico and of the various
lakes in the vicinity of tho city.
Therefore, there is no natural drain
ace for the land inclosed by the levees
surrounding the town. The rain water
that falls upon this area has TO be
pumped so as to force it into either
Lake Pontchartrain or Lake Borgne.
The city itself covers a large area, al
though the major portion Of it's area
is not built up as city. The part at
present chiefly occupied by buildings
consists of strip mile or SO wide
along the bank of the river.
This area is the subject of rainfalls
the greatest of which for many years
has been about seven and half inches
within "a hours, which Is equivalent to
a cube of water $40 feet long, wide
and deep. Of course, such rain &C.
ours only at very rare intervals. In
1894. before work on the new drain
age system was commenced, records
were kept of the amount of rainfall
each year, and these records have been
continued until the present time.
During the month Of July, 1894, 1885,
1884, $50 cubic feet of water were
drained away from about half the
total area included in. the drainage
plan. This discharge for ere month
is equivalent TO cube of water 6Sh
feet on edge or to q lake ten miles
long. 600 fee: wide and ten feet deep
or to canal 80 miles long. 40 feet
wide and 20 feet deep.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
HERE AND THERE.

1T will not do, says the Spectator,
to nay the farmers high prices for their
products, for they might become
naughty. and besides it would leave
much less margin for the bulls and
bears to fight over.
The cow-pea is not pea at all,
hut bean. We call this bean a cow
pea. But what's the difference, If it is
valuable forage crop and a splendid
soil restorer? Farmers should plant
more cow-beans, or peas.
Remember that no amount Of mis-
treatment of chickens, ncr filth, nor
yermin can cause them to take cholera.
They must have cholera germs intro
duced into their digestive system, or
they can never have the disease.
Wonderful fruit trees and vines at
wonderfully fancy prices are nearly al
ways bought from srtOth-tongued
agents, who never visit the same peo-
ple second time. Valuable varieties
can always be had of reliable dealers
for less money.
Some dairy troubles originate in
the herd, some trace to tie farm, a few
are based on the market. but the foun-
tain head of nearly al! such evils is
found in the man behind The COW. Fer
ret out the certain weakness that il
found here, and all others are quickly
cleared up.
The Planters Journal, Of Memphis
SAYS: According to the census Of
1870. there were 100000 sheep and 200,-
600 dogs in Tennessee; and by 1901
these figures were reversed. giving 2O0,-
600 sheep and 100000 dogs Then it is
not disrespectful to exclaim: Dog on
Tennessee, anyway"
One of the most valuable machines
used on farm is a good reir of horses
or mules. These are the L1achines' that
make other machines 80, and they
should be taken care Of, for they are
too valuable to be worn out with hard
or rapid work, or permitted to rust
from exposure, or to lock for the oil
and fuel contained in god oats and
hay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
The Que.tion An.wered.

Estill Springs, Tenn, Aug. 24th.-Many
questions are being asked of Mr.. &. d. Holt
Of this place in regard to his wonderful re.
eovery. For two years he has been down with
his back. He was SO very bad that he could
not even lace his shoes, and from this con-
dition he suddenly appeared well and strong
As ever.
1t is no wonder therefore that his friends
are asking him How did You do it!"
He tells them all: ''Dodd's Kidney Pills
did it," and adds This remedy is genuine
good medicine and one that can heartily
recommend to everybody.
Everyone around here knows how very
bad l was. l was SO weak in my back that
] couldn't do anything that needed stoop--
Dodd's Kidney Pills made me as you see, as
we'll as ever was"
They certainly had a wonderful effect on
MT case"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
ADVANCEMENT IN FARMING.
r.rmer Must Keep Pace with
Modern Ideas Unless He wants
to Get Left.

Tho man who is engaged in agricul-
1,ral pursuits at the present day IS
.xnected to keep up to and advance
with tho agricultural progress OF the
world. He must dispense with the
ola methods and adopt the new and
later inventions. We can not ralso
and feed our stock as our forefathers
a;d a hundred years ago, because we
ara advancing and land is more close
lv taken up; consequently we must
.v,rlr more on the order of the inten-
s;vc system. We know it is hard for
.o,,e farmers, who have been taught
avid raised to do thing certain
way, to change to the better mem
ODDS. It seems to them that 1t IS
rroug, and often they can not %
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
FARMER AND PLANTER
TIE DUTY OF THE Ho1rn
4 General Awakeni.~ 49,.
r Of Ordinary Honesty
Among Our Peor,.

=. very es many results have come down
!" Us from the late unpleasantnass
Among these, one of the most dan, .vss'
ole IS the lowering Of the nuhlic COW
science. Very many tfj.,gs thai as
unquestionably worng a,e winLed ~. ~
some are openly practical Tho o-a..
LOT money making seems to have
ollnoed the moral eyes. Exactly who
IS 10 Diane for this is hard to decide
Wnat Will be the most effective ranadv
is about as difficult e1s
one phase of this evil IL fonnd n
the failure to appreciate the rights ~
properly. This is growing evil. We
see evidences of It In every direction.
stealing is fearfully common. Embez-
element. defautling anG such polite
names do not alter the reality Of the
crime Ma g, 'A1o
But what has all this to do with
farming? Very much every way. This
looseness touches him in many places.
ne loses eggs. chickens, pigs, melons.
roasting ears and fruit ct all kinds.
IN many places his grass Is claimed as
pubic property, unless he goes to the
expense of fencing It.
His great crop of cotton is subjected
to systematic series of s.ealages from
the gin to the loom, averaging about
three pounds per bale. Thirty millions
OF pounds per crop.
he and his are looked upon as a kind
OF public property to be deprecated
upon ut will n 5as
Every man feels at liberty to turn
loose his dogsor dogs u forage upon
him, and this forces him to give I'D q
very profitable business--.sheep raising.
The dog is property, or he is not
property. II property, then the owner
should keep him upon his own prem
ises. II not, then every man should
shoot him as q common enemy.
Every farmer has the right to raise
sheep, but the dog renders this right
imperative. Is
II all tie eggs. chickens, pigs, mel
ons, fruit, cotton and other things an
nually taken from the farms could be
counted up, the amount would run into
many millions of dollars II to this
could be added the amcant. of these
that would be raised, If this pilfering
could be stopped, that it net now raised
because it is not stopped we would
have an amazing amour.
The farmer. above everybody, is In
terested In 4 higher standard of con-
science on MINE AND THINE. This
lesson should be a fundamental part
Of all education At home and in school
Children properly taEs1t would not
deface public property 9TH pencil
marks and knife work as they do now
This conscience should extend into
the right use of time as we'll as Of 9TH
er more tangible things. You have nc
right to take another's time. 1t is his
property. This Is true ~ school and
all through life. II you hike to another
your time belongs to him.
This subject enters IN Thousand
ways into every channel Ct life:
Let us have q general awakening
Southern Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
Empire State Express in Football

The New York Centrars Empire State
Express is recognized as the swiftest and
surest train operated by Americas greatest
railroad, and considered the very best means
to cover the ground in the time required: It
is for this reason that the Harvard Uni
versity football team named their best and
surestp play of the season of 1902 the Empire
State Express" for they believed it to DO
the most reliable play in their programme.
1t was successful throughout the season
until it met Yalc's .i2otl Century Limited Z"
play, which was just as swift, sale and sure e,
but had longer endurance and was "limited"
only by the size of the field. The names Of
the rival teams very correctly describe the
difference in the famous trains. the Empire
Buffalo, while the s'2Oth Century Limited"
makes the $50 miles between New York and
Chicago in twenty hours every day Of the
year. Great is the New York Central and
great are the trains it operates-swift, safe
and reliable. the Brooklyn Standard
linton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26


not recognize the real symptoms
of arrangement Of the female
organs until too late.
81 had terrible pains along my
spinal cord for two years and suffered
dreadfully. l was given different
medicines, wore plastcrs; none OF
these things helped me. Reading OF
the cures that Lydia e. Pin1kham's
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, I somehow felt that it was
what needed and bought bottle to
take. How glad I am that I did SO;
two bottles brought me immense re-
lief. and after using three bottles more
I felt new life and blood surging
through my veins. 1t seemed as
though there had been q regular houst'
cleaning through my system, that ali
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead. l
have advised dozens of my friends to use
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Good health is indis-
pensable to complete happiness, and
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me"
-MRs. LAURA L. BREMER, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps. $4,000 forfeit 4 ORIGINAL Of above letter
Every sick woman who does not
understand her ailment should
write Mrs. Pinlham. Lynn,
Mass. Her advice is free and
always helpful.