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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
COMMON SENSE TALK.
s'Look Before Yoa Leap IL an AdaGe
That Must he Consiaered BY
Would.Be Farmers.

With enthusiasm for their capital,
misled by the fatal lead pencil which
figures millions in it." many would
bes' ask MS if we advise going into the
poultry, cranberry, ginseng, fruit,
goat or some other outdoor business.
T A good rule OF life is Don't get in a
rut.' Don't stay in place just be-
cause you are in it. Another is Don't
change too readily. Look before you
leap" We do not encourage the sail
ing of strange seas by unfamiliar
craft, yet there are pioneers, and one
wise man has said: To retain youth,
change your occupation every ten
years."
To all those who long for country
life, we will say that as business
proposition any branch of farming is
no different from other industries.
The wise man does not say: 10, !
will be merchant prince" and forth
with rule the commercial world with
a ready-to-wear scepter. The captains
of industry have all risen from the
ranks. If there is any better rule than
"begin at the bottom of the ladder, /"
we do not know it.
We do not understand the strange
fatality which leads hopeful innocents
to embark in bucolic enterprises with
little money and no training. 1t must
be the result of the popular misconcep-
ton that anybody can farm"
The whitening bones of countless
failures show where these luckless
ones dropped by the wayside. They
started across the unknown sands,
without food, water or provision
against the scorching MONDAY sun, or
the deadly miasms of night, led on by
the mirage of great profits.
It was once said of very able law
yer that he was "the best farmer in
the state-on paper.
To succeed in any branch of farm life
the following requisites, while general
principles only, may be of advantage
to those who think Of trying new
thing:
1. Good health.
2. Love for the work
3. Persistent and patient endeavor.
4. Some capital.
5. Common sense.
6. A knowledge of the business.
The beginner NAV acquire health In
the process; this will be his first VIC
tory. He may lose his first enthusiasm
for the work; this will he fatal. "Per-
sistent and Patient Endeavor" means
work; we are not considering gentle
men farmers" "Some capital'' is
broad enough to suit all purses; some
times the less the better. don't
know why it is called common sense"
when it is so uncommon: anyway 1t is
indispensable. A knowledge of the
business may be obtained after en-
barking, by study and experience, but
don't look for success until the ex-
perimental stage is past; fortunate is
he who lasts through this period Col
mans Rural World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
The merit Of these nests lies in

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the ease with which they can be
taken down for cleaning, etc. About
once month they are taken to some
convenient place to receive an appli-
cation of insecticide and new filling.
One part of crude carbolic, acid and
two parts of kerosene make an ex-
cellent mixture for disinfecting, and
for repelling vermin. Where boxes
are stationary they are inconvenient
to take care of, and contents are apt
to become foul and the breeding
place of lice.
These movable boxes are just the
thing where hens are used for incu-
baton. When hen becomes broody
eggs are given to her, and at night
the box, hen and all, is carried to an
apartment of the brooder house,
where she can serve out her time un-
molested. and at the same time get
off to take food and exercise.
The boxes should be all made uni
form as to distance apart OF the
holes by which they are suspended,
so that box may be removed from
one pair of nails to another pair any
where else.
I have torn down the long nest
rows and the patent hide away
boxes" which are said to tempt the
hen to lay few extra eggs, and now
use the movable boxes, excepting a
few. trap nests in the breeding pen,
where it is serviceable to know the
best layers.-E. Grant Davis, in N. Y.
Tribune Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
sore shoulders Of Horses.

Heavy work season Of the farm al
ways occasions CALLED or sore shout
ders on work horses. Here is a sim
pie and cheap way to prevent this:
Take an ordinary sweat pad and
cover the surface next to the shout
der with white soft oilcloth.s Be very
careful to have it put on very smooth,
without any wrinkles or Jumps on
its surface. The cover is put on by
neatly sewing it with strong thread,
50 that it will not become displaced.
The trouble with the horses shout
ders in this respect is caused by
sweating. and as. the oilc1oth. pre-
sents q cool. dry surface and does
not hold the dampness as leather
or cloth does, it prevents the shout
ders from becoming sore in almost
every instance. Midland Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Dor. That need shootlnx.

The. greatest enemy Of the shep-
herd is the good for nothing, low
down, measly, yaller dog, belonging
to no count, shiftless, good-for-
nothing neighbor. For various rea.
sons, political and otherwise, striu-
gent laws regulating the sheep-kill-
ing dog arc difficult of enactment.
The remedy is, simple: Shoot the
dog and buy more sheep. Most sheep
men dislike neighborly ructions and
rather than fight it out with tho
mo accounts" they give up the bust
ness, and that's one reason why tho
sheep business has fallen in this
country. What isn't worth fighting
for isn't worth having. = Rursl
World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
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MOVABLE NEST BOXES.
Cleaning and the Hens Seem
to Like Them.

Various arrangements for nesting
boxes in the henhouse have been
suggested, but the best is, for all gen.
eral purposes, the plain boz hung on
two nails so that it can be taken
down, easily. The groceryman's box
pile will furnish an abundance of ma
terial to select from, as the boxes
do not need to be uniform in size
About II inches square and five
inches deep is what is wanted. Nail
two cleats to the back, allowing them
to project six inches above the box.
Through these bore holes by which
the box is hung on two tenpenny
nails driven in the walls of the build
ing.
The merit nf these nests lies in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
LAlwV!Y1E J, QUEER BILL /,
~ vas 2 Good Listeaer, bat ae
Wanted Pay for Actiax II
That Capacity,

Here is the story Of an Ohio LAWYER vbo
d d,d not become Politician, a. he vas not
Washington man, who was h;s clerE - ons
Time, says the Washington Post. Ia a v1r
eved was IL , f5a sort Of psr.oasge and
service: One of his clients w va t tbe every
dent Of bank, who, during tie .pendan ec,
9th Of n; case dropped into the lawyers Office
yer was good listener, and seemed & =.
10y the stories very much, but after the l,
banker went out, Lawyer B would saw AZ:
my time. II have got to listen to he s4 9.
res hs E, has got to pay me for it." Finaiiy
the Dill was made out and carried to TIE
banker. 1t was IN itemized account stat.
ing the date of each call. He canned =
closely and remarked: Ea916T -.AS~ =
~. He nae J., made me. pay for it pretty welt
Pay for what?" asked the clerk.
For listening to my stories"
And then he paid the bll-Washinxte,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

platform (B), six by nine feet, nailed
to a four by six-inch piece turned
at the ends and pivoted at A, in
blocks nailed to the plank (C). A
rope is fastened to each end of the
platform, so. that it can be tipped
to either side, as desired. Planks
can be laid across each bent and
sockets fastened to each one, SO that
the. dumping platform and its at
tached roller can be easily moved.
In order to be effective the bay must
drop every time near the center of
the platform. On wooden track
this can be effected by boring hole
in the track and putting an iron
pin through it. On an iron track
the same end can be secured by a
clamp screwed ON.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

It's the people who
doubt and bedbna0 cured
while they doubt who
praise Doonss Pills the
highest.
Aching backs are eased.
Hip. back. and loin pains
i overcome. Swelling OF the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment. hig b
colored. pain In passing,
dribbling. frequency, bed
wetting. Deans Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitAtion,
sleeplessuess, h eadac b Q !,
nervousness, dizziness.
TAYLoRsvILLE, MISS. I'll
tried everything for Q weak
back and got no relief until !
ueed Doan's Pills"
j. N. Lewis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
ALFALFA IS VALUABLE.
the So-Calleil Mixed Farmer
and the Stock Raiser.

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The uses and value of alfalfa make
that wonderfulclover most desirable
addition to the list of products Of any
state. r. A. Haste, writing in the
Northwest Magazine, quotes one au-
thority as saying: alfalfa is the big
thing in Colorado agriculture; it
makes flesh, bone and muscle for the
farmers horses; it makes flesh and
fat for the stockholders; it makes milk
for the dairy; it makes nectar for the
honey bee; by rotation of crops it fer
tilizes the soil and makes the larger
profits in our wheat; it makes money
for the farmer and beauty and wealth
for the state"
As, an example Of what alfalfa il 40.
ing as pasture in Nebraska, MI Haste
says he found on the Hoffman and Roll
Inns ranch in. Antelope county 165
steers and $50 hogs were pastured ON
65-acre field from April 25 to Octo-
Der and were not able 70 keep down
the grass. Another field Of four acres
supported11 head of cows during the
season and yielded ID addition one
crop of hay
From careful examination OF the
reports of experimental stations and
from information gained by CONVERSE
tions with alfalfa farmers, am con-
WINGED that, as pasturage, one acre of
alfalfa hay is worth five acres Of other
grasses. In milk producing capacity
one ton of.alfalfa hay is worth three
tons Of prairie grass When this esti-
mate is considered In connection with
the fact that alfalfa yields an average
of four tons year, per acre, the in
fuence of it's cultivation On the beef
and dairy interests can be readily seen.
By increasing the pasturage capacity
of the farm and ranch it enables the
farmer and ranchman to increase his
herd. BY increasing the flow of milk
It enlarges the monthly revenue from
that herd By furnishing an excellent
food for calves it enables the farmer
to increase his heard while receiving
a monthly check from the creamery
for his butter-fat. Alfalfa makes the
combination of dairying and beef
raising not only possible, but the most
profitable thing to do. It fills the gap
supplies the missing link between
the mixed farmer and the stock rails
~"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Two CIasses Of Farners.

There are two classes of farmers,
says recent writer: First, the man
who is bigger every way than his
farm. To such man it doesn't make
much difference how many acres he
has, he runs the farm on close prac-
teal business principles and makes
profit. Second, the man whose
farm is bigger than he is. No matter
how many or how few acres he has,
he doesn't run the farm. The farm
runs him. E. p. Snyder gives an ac-
count in the Ohio Farmer of a dairy
man living near Toledo, who keeps
IS Jersey cows on 100 acres Of land
and has made them earn the past
year $4,000 gross, from which he has
a profit of $4,000. He makes butter
and sells it in Toledo at Is cents in
summer and 80 cents in winter. His
cows, counting butter, skim-milk and
everything, earned him over $12s
apiece. This is an extraordinary
herd.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Looking Ahead.

my boy" said the old man to his
son, "let me hand you smalLchunk OF
advice. Never laugh at girl because
she can't hit the side of a barn with a
brick
Because why, dad?" asked the
youngster.
Because replied the wise sire, you
might have occasion TO marry her some
day, then you'll be glad that this was
thus. Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
porto Rico Prison. Reforned.

AS result of Gov. Hunts investi-
CATION of penitentiary affairs Warden
Castro, prominent politician, has
resigned and three jailers have been
discharged. A reform in the prison sys-
tenn of the entire island is promised. =
Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
No Chance for Tae-

A number of capitalists cent . man dov,
to little town to report on the adv;...
bilitZ Of introducing gas there. -
wei, queried one Of them, "what do
No use, responded the agent. "Wouldn't
pay ths salary Of the superintendent. let
Aone, the expense Of putting in the plant. .
top poor" ~ =.
No; they're rich enough"
,,e 0gl:d5'fashioned! Prefer kerosene or can.
: n45-o; that's not It."
well, what - the matter, them"
To many engaged couples. Wouldn't
burn gas at al. -Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
HANDY IN HAVING TIME.
A DUN ping Platform That saves One
Handling and Lessons Labor
I'm Other Ways.

A Wisconsin correspondent sends
the Farm Journal model of con-
venience for use in, hay time. In
wide mows or bays when the fork de-
1ivers the hay in the center in the
usual manner it must be forked Ia
boriously to the sides. To remedy
this the correspondent has board
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
wheat vs.. CabBage.

Ten cents worth of wheat -four con-
tains almost seven times as much pro-
TEN and over ten times as much energy
as ten cents worth of cabbage. Thus.
. low priced article is not necessarily
. cheap source Of nusrients.-Sciencs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Ice In Manila.

Artificial ice is sold by the gov
eminent in Manila to all persons in the
military service at SO cents hundred
pounds. TO all other persons the price
fixed by the government is one dollar
q hundred pounds.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
A wonaan,s Rack.

Dublin, Mich, June 2oth.-To the many
women who suffer with weak back and pains
md tired feelings in the small Of the back,
place Willie interesting and prof3tskis.
Mrs. Chalker had sufferedla very great
Zeal with these back pains and although
ne had TIED many thiAes ,shs ceald find
kept on in spite of all she could do.
At last she Glanced to read the story Of
mother lady who had suffered with the
backache, and said she had been cured by !
ssmsdy called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and Mrs..
chalker thought she would try the same
thing.
After the first two boxes had been taken
according to directions, she began to feel
some better, and she kept on till at last she
wars cured.
Her pains are all gone, and she is very
grateful. She says: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
helped me greatly. and l will always recon-.
mend them . cure for Pkinsin the Back."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Coatly Crinae.

He-I see from the statistics that
crime costs us six hundred millions q
year.
She Great diamonds! How is it
made up?
He-Two hundred millions for the
judiciary, the police, the penitentiaries
and the asylurs; and the balance for
the reporters.-Brooklyn Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
The Height Of Modesty.

Irate Visitor-That reporter of
yours who called on me yesterday
must be an exceedingly modest fell
low.
Editor - Well er-possibly -er-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Experience takes dreadfully high school
wages, but he teaches like no other.-Car-
lvle ri
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

IT. Status-Tourist-" 10 the sizs
Of this place, uncle" Colored Citizen
dis town hab got shout 1000 popularity,
sah!'-Puck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Opium and Liquor Habits Cured.
Book free. B. N. Woolley. T. D., Atlantis, Ga
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Mix powdered charcoal and finely
crushed bono With the soft feed for
disrrhea.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Every mother has bright hopes for her baby.
These hopes depend on the health Of the little
one during the 6Tst few years. A baby II sure
to be we'll fat and healthy II IT. health 10 looked
after. Baby's health depends ON ito getting
through the teething period safely. Babies are
generally affected with diarrhoea summer COM
plants when teething. which could be avoided
BY using McCee's Baby Elixir to digest it, food
and prevent its food from souring on Ito stomach.
McCes,s Baby Elixir contains no opiates Of
poisons. or other harmful Ingredients. It 10
especially suited to sick and we'll babies. Great
care should be used In due time 70 prevent any
trouble.
Nhes Hesdsd.-Mccee's baby Elixir resu.
lates the stomach and bowels, corrects eour
Stomach. cures Diarrhoea and Summer con-
plant. corrects Indigestion, prevents fefmenr
tation Of food in stomach and bowels.
Bsby Elixir viii carry your baby through the
dangerous teething period; prevents and cures
fretfulness and feverish1ess; insures natural
rest and sleep.
McCss.s Baby EMxir.-so harmless II should
be used freely to prevent diseases % well @ 70
cure. It can never do anything but good, % do
not hesitate to use It IL there are any signs that
baby's digestion IL out OF order. Keep your
baby's bowels in good order to insure health.
McCce,s Baby Eiixir.-Just - good In winfes
assummer; alsorecommendedtodei icate wosneA
for sick stomach. Price. 8 and SOC.
The Mayfeld Medicine Mig. Co.. s.. Louis.
DEAR Sns-I have used McCee's Baby Elixir
with my little girl. two years old. and boy i've
ness, caused from Bowel and stomach trouble.
keep & On hand for quick relief.
Ms. =. n. HrcKs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Stops the Cough
md works off the cold. Laxative Brome
luinine Tablets. Price Is cents
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Irate Visitor-I told him the naked
truth, ard see he has proceeded to
dress it up."-N. Y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

An the rogue wants 10 justice hear him
tell it.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
CRANI-ToNlC HAIR-FOOD &C

I0xDos &c 626 West 8roaoWay NEW vObe
SPECIAL Company Incopoasa Laws the
d get 8 worth-94 90 saved.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-07-16

Within ninety days of the date
of posting the location notice upon
the claim the locator shall record
his claim with the Mining District
Recording district or county in
which such claim is situated by a
location certificate which must
contain: 1st, the name of the lode
or vein; I'd the name Of the locator
or locators; Sd, the date of the To-
cation and such description OF the
location of said claim, with ref
erence to some natural object or
permanent monument, as will
identify the claim; 4th, the num-
Der of linear feet claimed in length
along the course of the vein each
way from the point of discovery,
with a width on each side of the
center of the vein, and the general
course of the lode or vein as near
as may be; 9Th, the dimensions
and location of the discovery
shaft, or its equivalent, sunk upon
the claim; 9th, the location and
description of each corner, with
the markings thereon. Any rec
ord of the location of a lode min
ing claim which shall not contain
all the requirements named in this
section shall be void. All records
of lode or placer mining, claims,
millsites or tunnel rights are here
by declared to be valid and to haye
the same force and effect as records
made in pursuance of the pro-
visions of this Act. And any such
record, or a copy thereof, duly
verified by a Mining Recorder or
duly certified by a County Record
er shall be prima facie evidence of
the facts therein stated.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-07-16
Copper Outlook.

The price of copper is slowly
going down, and those interested in
the industry, either as producers,
consumers or dealers, are watch
ing the market with much interest
if not anxiety. It is thought by
some who are in a position to know
the real condition of things, and
who are as thoroughly informed
as to supply and demand as mod
ern means of information will ad-
nit, that the present lowering price
is only temporary. Large con-
sumers have not yet made their
annual contracts, and are said to
be stock taking at the present time.
This done, extensive orders are
expected, which will stimulate the
price, and a recovery to 15-cent
copper is anticipated in conse-
quence. The optimistic one also
say that the shutting off of pro-
duction ofabout 10000, 900 pounds
of the Anaconda, Mont, out put
necessitated by the shutdown of
those works for several months
during summer, to enable them to
make improvements in the reduc-
ton plant, will have a tendency to
aid the market. 1t is contented
that none of the large producers
have any considerable amount of
metal on hand. The export trade,
however, has fallen off considerably
and prices in Europe are relatively
lower than in New York.
Copper has had a very favorable
year, and the high market price,
together with cheaping of cost of
production in many districts, has
had the effect of stimulating pro
duction in a marked degree. The
demand for copper has apparently
kept place with the production,
however, and there's no immediate
indication that there will be q ma
terial decrease in the requirement
of copper. Throughout the in
dustrial world there is q demand
for cheaper power, no matter what
the price may have previously
been. In many instances this de-
mand is met by electric install
lation which calls for large
amounts of copper.-Scientifc
Press
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-07-16
Regarding Location
of Claims.

So many inquiries have been
made of late regarding location of
claims and the Nevada law on the
subject that the following is taken
from the State statutes: