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PLATTSVILLE.
CHURCH NOTES,

The Epworth league held d social at the hall, Thursday evening, March 3l. Games were one attraction of the even- ing. Light refreshments were served
 Eight young people were taken into Lees chapel on probation, Sunday morning, March 30. Others that eX- pected to join were detained on account of sickness.
 At the quarterly conference held, last week, Rev R. l. B. Illman was giv- en an invitation to return another year.
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THE HOME CIRCLE.
 LA GRIPPE.

LA GRIPPE.
 [BY MRS HELEN A. TAYLOR. Did you ever have the grip? And ache from head to hip? And the nose a very Sluiceway of de- How the bowels they will gripe, And the throat and the windpipe, While the lungs, and stomach, they too, have 8 share.
 Then in its different stages, A fever with 1t rages, And one feels you hardly know just But to p sit, it, and patient wait, For a different system state, And let nature sweating, see you safe ly through.
 How long it's stay wonder, Head roaring like light thunder, And the eyes are strained and weep ing, like the nose,
 And when you blow that organ, Stirs the brain up from the bottom, And dizzily, sometimes it overthrows. Of all the worst diseases, If one could choose, whate'er he pleases, Deliver me from this exasperating grip; would not with sickness trifle, And will this nonsense Stitle, Being thankful I can write; this helps the grip.
 Rheumatism and the gout, One can hobble some about, And the stomach, not so very much upset,
 Of all the human ills,
 That call for doctor bills, This style of sickness, surely is no pet. For with all the pain and ailing, You feel your strength is failing, And some sequel often follows in it's course; Of But of talking, there's no use, There has been some abuse Natures laws, for which we are the worse.
 Great Plain, Danbury.
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The Travellers Guide.
NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND HART
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BERKSHIRa DIVISION.

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The Newtown bee., 1904-04-01
DO YOU GET UP
 WITH A LAME BACK
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable

Almost everybody who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The Newtown bee., 1904-04-01

A gentleman from New Haven was at the K. A. Isbell place, last Friday
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ApYERrIsINa \ RATES {:

Reading notices, brevier type, 10c line. Small nOnpareil ads, 1c word per week.
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou- bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble.
 pr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec ommendedfo for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. lthas been tested in so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur- chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have sample bottle sent free by mail, also book selirg more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous :::i :;s; yss: 7: :e': :{;;:;; }ts:: s,. and $
 hanton, N. Y. The >sa4Easlssssss3:sss9ess as9sss9 regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Root dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
 Don't make any mistake. but re- member the name, SwamS-Root, Dl Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address. Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle
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cures mace Dy LIT.
 kilmer's Swarnp-Root,
 the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
 . It is the great medi- cal triumph of the nine teenth century; dis covered after years of
 scientific research by I Dr. Kilmer, the emi-
 nent kidney and blad-
 der specialist. and is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
CROPS IN YOUNG ORCHARD
Cow Peas and Berries May Be Planted
with Apples Without Injury
to the Soil.

Apple trees set permanently should
stand in rows 30 feet apart. However Il
you desire TO plant early trees between
the rows OF late trees YOU may do so.
An early apple tree begins to bear soon
er than the late variety, its vitality be-
ing exhausted when it has borne for
eight to twelve years The late variety
is then just beginning to give the best
crops and will continue to do SO. Atthis
period in the trees life the top has
grown and spread to a considerable ex-
tent; but the room occupied by the early
fruit can now be reserved for the late
fruit. In raising crops in an orchard,
study what chemical the crop you intend
to plant will take from the ground Fo:
instance: potatoes. oats. wheat and rye
take or assimilate the potash from thu
ground. therefore they should not be
planted in an orchard: the trees need all
the potash they can get. Corn takes
less potash from the ground and may
be planted Care should be taken not
to plow into the roots of the trees Cow
peas may also be planted in an orchard
A nursery man who lived near us told
me he made practice of planting COW
peas and in the fall when they ripened
he turned his hogs in. Of course, the
hogs root but they smooth the earth
down under the trees so the roots are
not exposed to the frost. He considers
this method one of the best ways to cu!-
tivate an orchard. Small fruit, such as
strawberries. raspberrites. etc, may also
be cultivated in an orchard-Cecil Abel
Todd in Epitomist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
He Knew About Il.

Burton Holmes. the lecturer, says
that the Indians of Alaska regard
white men and canned goods as so
closely associated that they are nearly
synonymous. Wherever the white
man is seen. canned meats. fruits and
vegetables are found.
When Mr.. Holmes visited Alaska
recently he carried with him a phono-
graph, and it was exhibited to an old
chief who had never seen talking
machine before. When the machine
was started and the sound Of human
voice came from the trumpet the In
dian was much interested. He listened
grayely for time, then approached
and peered into the trumpet.
When the machine finished its cylin-
der and stopped the Indian pointed at
it, smiled an expansive smile and re-
marked:
Huh! Him canned white man"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
4 TALK ON TILE DRAINING.
simple Essentials Which Will Assure
Work That Will Last and
Prove Effective.

In my experience have learned
mat, as rule. tiles of too small capac-
NY have been laid with the expecta-
ton OF carrying away the vast volume
OF water that often suddenly collects
IN deep depressions after heavy rain.
four-lnch tile is often required, and a
Tile OF less than three inches in diam
eter, inside measurement, should never
De used. The work of grading the bot
tom OF the ditch for the reception of
the tile often results in failure, owing
TO depressions or irregularities re-
naming where silt or other foreign
matter accumulates in the tile, thus
oostructing the flow of water.
The final grade of a ditch should
never be finished, especially where a
doubt exists in regard to required fall.
without the aid of a level. and the
work should never be trusted to the
eye Of anyone, no matter how expert
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
hs American a.,r,.

Nmeesoon oDIrte.
= Haffiman, the noted ln.nc,..
M returned from Europe III, ~.
hope. TOR American pro.Der,t~' '
MONEY! 10 said 70 a raco,..,
~. ' ne.ef % well distributed a. now
our Prospects were never ~ ~"
oest Q. al Is the logged and honefu,
determination ''e,a Of our American spirit
mere are not the barrier, he.
.ween classes here that there A.. -,
EUROPE. Such barriers IA wa 49, =.
IRE s al sa'mountable. And EVERYDAY
hopes 10 surmount them and tries -
sosnount them. and thence cones
nsro' faithful work-suocess~n,s.
perity. SeSs--pros-
Inc American spirit ia orr h.,+
possession. I'll give you an illustra.
..on Oh II. An intelligent looking man
Al handsome clothes entered the ofBco
u the editor of newspaner and
said: "peA @ao
understand, sir, that Won ar. =,
Aeea OF an editorial writer
we We're the editor answered
Out the post has been filed
men the applicant sighed. Then
ne resumed In o brisk tone:
1 heard also that YOU wanted
someone to address envelopes. Is
that vacancy still open?"
1t u.s." said the editor.
Ihen said the other, T'n take it.
II I may
He took it, and I'll wager that be-
lore many months were gone he
was an editorial writer after ALL"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
LIKE A THIN RED LINE"
Jenks' Red Flannel Underwear Looked
LIKE String Of Coral
Beads.

Somebody told Mr.. jerks that red flannel
worn next to the SKIN weulo cure tae rneu-
matlsm from which he suffered. So he pur.
chased several sets OF red flannel undergar-
ments. The clerk assured ham that the t1rm
guaranteed the goods in every particular.
About two weeks later, says the New York
Times, Mr.. jerks revisited the shop, sought
out the proprietor and told his woetul story.
"The goods are the best in the house, " do
clared the proprietor. "Of course" he said !,
in the reasonable tone used ON unreason-
able persons, "of course the shirts may have
shrunk or faded little"
Shrink. Faded believed Mr.. jerks.
what do you think my wife said to me
when / came down to breakfast yesterday
with one OF them on:"
The proprietor looked bored.
Well. sir" aaid the aggrieved jerks,
"she looked I. me minute, and then said: :
What is that little red line round Your neck,
Johns 1t isn't the baby's string OF coral
beads. is iti"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

once employed q professional ditcher
to drain slough or pond hole. and,
owing to its failure to perform its
work. the tiles were taken up and the
bottom Of the ditch properly graded
with level, when it was discovered
that the grade at the outlet of the ditch
was IL inches higher than the point it
was intended to drain. Of course, such
q piece Of work proved of short dura-
ton and very expensive.
1t often happens that the outlets Of
drains are allowed to become obstruct-
ed with silt, coarse grass, etc, render
Ing them nearly or quite useless. To
those who may contemplate the I'm
provement of their farms by inaug-
urating a system of tile drainage, but
are deferred from doing so owing to
the impossibility of obtaining profess
sional ditcher. allow me to state that
the services Of ordinary farm help with
the oversight and assistance of the
farmer himself give as good. If not
better. results. Where suitable fall
Is plainly visible, it Is not essential
that level be used. providing the bot
tom of the ditch has an even grade
and is free from Irregularities. But
where doubt exists. level. as shown
In the accompanying diagram. should
be used.
In the device. and represent the
base of level, 1914 feet long, six inches
wide, tapering to two inches at the
ends; c and the plumb indicating on
e the amount Of fall per rod. A wire
or wooden guard at keeps the plumb
bob from Hopping about. The up
right is six inches wide at base, where
it is mortised into the long strip, a b,
and two and one-half inches wide at
the top. The braces are two inches
wide and made from one-inch pine
Irving B. Cook. in Orange Judd Farm
er.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
FOREIGN PERSONALS.

Mrs. Alice Simpson, Stockport, Eng.
land, nonagenarian, has five sons and
three daughters living, II grandchildren,
u great-grandchildren and five great.
gTeat-grandchildren, making total OF
159 descendants.
Nine. Lebaudy. wife OF NJ. Lebaudy
the aeronaut OF Paris. owns the homo,
OF being the first woman to take charge
of an airship and direct the same on it
This she did in Paris on recent Sunday,
remaining in the air for nearly an hour
and making her descent in a most sue
cessful manner.
Lady Marcus Beresford. who founded
Englands cat club, is SAID 10 have the
best cattery known. 1t contains over
l50 felines. She has, Of course, the
choicest breeds, rare PersiaEs, chin
chillas with their bushy tails and Manx
cats without any tails whatever. She
has cat cottage where every provision
has been mace for comfort and clean
illness, ventilation and warmth.
The return Of Henry James. after an
absence Of more than a score Of years
from his native land, is an occasion OF
considerable public. no less than liter
airy interest. 1t is promised that Mr..
James is to give us, after he has had
time to adjust his gaze to the unfamiliar
aspects which we shall present to his
view. volume declaring his impress
sions OF contemporary America.
A young Loudoner named Stopfor1
has won quite q reputation in that city
for his marvellous skill In organizing
fashionable charitable bazars. His
is sought in all quarters
and when he takes hold Of an enterprise
it is certain to achieve success. Stopford
tevotes his entire time to this work
and is in constant demand by the fash
ionable women of the English rnetrop-
oils The navel occupation brings him
m enormous revenue.
NJ. Gi!et, burgomastK ct 1hseFehefm.
belongs to family which
for 224 years has held that Office. First
Of the line was a French soldier named
0ilet. belonging to Tu-
renne's army He was srievously
in the battle Of Turrkheim,
fought on January s, 1875, was cared for
BY Z peasant Of Ingersheim. recovered,
settled there. prospered. married the
daughter Of his life pre.,erver and n
1850 became burgon1aster; and thu
Gilets have been burs onsa steTs of Inge1.
sheim ever siuee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
LITTLE MARKETING HINTS.
Shippers Should Study the Conditions
Of Trade Rather Than Depend
on Luck"

OF al, the practical points in farming
there is not one that has greater claim on
the attention of the raiser OF farm prod
ucts than the art of marketing. Many a
farmer puts tons Of energy into produce
Ing first-class fruits, cereals, or live
stock and when it comes to putting them
on the market acts with childish judg
ment that loses him many q fine margin
that he might gain.
There is no better way to practically
illustrate the market feature of farming
than for farmers to visit their markets
q few times each year and see just how
their. commission men handle their con-
slgnments. There are innumerable lit
tie hints farmer of good judgment can
pick up any time he visits large pro-
duce or live stock market. He should
study very carefully the best seasons
to market his produce. and when the
market looks favorable should hustle
his consignments in as promptly as pos
sible.
The shipper must bear in mind that
there are few honest commission men
ut least and that being on the ground
from day to day must know the market
better than man looking at 1t at long
range. AS rule the seller of live stock
does his best to get the top price, but
he must follow the market. What the
shipper or producer Of live stock, vege-
tables or fruit must look out for is to
get what the market wants and when it
Is wanted. To illustrate the point will
tell OF conversation first-class butch
er had with seller of cattle.
"Your cattle look all right" said the
butcher, "but am going slow because
this year all cattle that have had any
grass. kill spongy. We must make an
allowance on that. It has been that way
this year"
This is only one phase Of the business
and serves to show that the shipper
must ever keep in mind the exact state
a. the trade and to closely follow its !
yaxaries. Luck frequently aids the ship
ner. but good judgment on market con-
Sit,ons is better than trusting to luck
sherwood, in Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
The Dog and the Dairy.

no not hurry the cows to and from
oast,,re; let them take their own gait,
and keep the dog away from them
careful experiments at the experiment
stations, where the milk OF each COW
MS weighed and tested each milking,
The herd being divided in two parts,
show that even q well trained collie
dop. with whom the cows might be
snnnosed to be we'll acquainted, could
at he used to drive them without a
inaa az butter fat, and weight of milk.
o. lot the dog stay away from the
COWS. He may be valuable to hunt
and kill woodchucks which are on the
increase and which do very great
Aeal Of damage. but he has no bust
-. IN. the dairy.-S J. Baldwin. IN
0Aic Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
Just Wanted to Arrive.

After Eugene Fields return from his fret
mony like prirce," and before he went to
Denver, he had little close personal ex-
periencs with hard times. One day be
walked into leading st. Louis hotel, and,
squaring himself before the register, in
scribed his name in his well-known copper
plate ehirography. The clerk had never
heard Ct him. but he read tbe name with
room, Mr.. Fieldw mo" was the answer
"Dinner?" mo" Then may I ask what
you do what" continued the clerk II just
wanted to arrive" replied Field. solemnly;
Il had not arrived at good hotel for many
months. feel better. Thank you" and he
stalked out with long, heavy strides.-San
Francisco ArgoDaut.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
DESTROYING THE cuRcuLlo
Experience Has Taught That Prompt
Removal of Windfalls Helps
Along the Work

We have frequently called the atten-
OF destroying the windfalls of the Or
chard as a means of lessening the fu-
ture damage from insect pests. Some
experiments recently conducted along
this line emphasize the Importance OF
this method Of insect destruction and
also furnish basis for its practical
application.
In the case Of the cureulio, which
causes the stings that appear on ap-
pies. it has been found that the insect
will not develop unless the apple drops
from the tree. Therefore if the wind
falls were carefully destroyed through
out an entire neighborhood this pest
should be almost eliminates.
In the experiment referred to one
half Of the orchard was supplied with
hogs to eat the windfalls, while in the
other half these were left to decay on
the ground The results showed a
marked contrast between the condition
Of the apples in the two halves of the
orchard. notwithstanding the fact that
the adult insects have wings to facili-
tate their movement. Much Of the
damage observed in the treated part
of the orchard was thought to be the
work of insects from the untreated
portion. This injury grew less as the
distance from the untreated part of the
orchard increased. And right here We
wish to call attention to the impor.
lance Of preventive measures being
adopted by the fruit growers Of a
whole neighborhood. One unkept Or
chard will grow enough insects to
stock the orchards Of a whole commun-
ity. and SO long as any such orchards
exist the efforts of neighbors to rid
their orchards of insect enemies will
be to a certain extent annulled. There
Is perhaps nothing connected with ag-
riculture wherein cooperation is OF
greater Importance than in the COM
batting of insect pests.
To return to the consideration Of the
apples, says the Prairie Farmer, 1t is
important that the windfalls be re-
moved and destroyed at least once
each week, as the curculio will begin tc
emerge from the fallen apples If left
on the ground longer than seven days.
In the above experiment. applied 10 a
half dozen different orchards, the re-
moval OF all windfalls every seven
days practically prevented the develop
ment of the crrcu!io beetle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
Our Die p.n.,en lie.

Col. w. H. Story, = deputy collector
Of tho port, was talking about The
Grand Army encampment the other
day and told the New York Times OF
q disputs between Union veteran and
Confederate veteran as to the right or
wrong OF the civil war, when finally
the Union man exclaimed:
well. you must admit. anyway. that
we licked you Johnnies good and
plenty"
Eyes, you licked Us. That's true"
replied the Southerner. But I have
been looking over the pension lists
lately, and 1 find that we must have
wounded q devil Of lot Of you and
that we are helping to pay for It
still"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12

Any handy man can make one. The
upright is two and one-haK feet long.
three inches thick and eight inches
wide. Bottom plank is one and one
half feet long and same dimensions as
upright. Brace is Of same material
and is 70 inches long. and put in place
as per cut. Cut into upright and base
enough to give good shoulder to
brace. Secure same with one-half- inch
bolts; and If made Of good hard wood
It will stand the strain Of the strong
est team. The advantage OF Jack is
that 1t raises the object to be pulled
straight up.--Orange Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
Grating Out Apple Scab.

An Illinois apple grower says: Think
top-grafting is one OF the most efficient
methods for getting rid OF an apple scab,
and think that this should be known to
every orchardist. For instance, where
willow twig apples, a favorite fruit.
have been growing year after year until
the scab has become too strong for the
success of the tree, the privilege of
grating ard putting on another variety
Of apple on the old stock should be de-
cidedly better than destroying the Wig
orous growth Of the tree and then lose
some years Of valuable ti13e in growing
Z new tree in It's plaza
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
Didn't Want the Mouse.

''The oddities Of hotel guests are be.
yond numbering" said the room
clerk Of New York hotel, according
TO the Sun. ''and there is no account
ing for some Of them. For instance,
~ have had an elderly lady stopping
with us who the other day sent down
word that she wanted mouse trap.
I sent word back to her that there
had NOT been q mouse in the house for
years.
/" z didn't ask for q mouse. she re-
turned word to me. I don't want a
mouse. I want q trap
"6he got the trap"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-11-12
Flowers From the EIysian Fields.

Flowers From the EIysian Fields.
Mary Of Scotland sat a little apart
from the others, entertained by her
own loneliness. She was making a
silent inventory Of the good points Of
FIR Rosamond when the enterprising
shade Of an ex-complexion specialist
1rcm Chicago hurried up.
Pardon. Queen Mary she began in
. business voice. but is it really true.
a. report has It, that you bathed only
IA sweet milk for your complexion ?"
Eyes. madam" kindly returned the
queen. lit is quite true. bought the
milk fresh every morning from milk
man."
I'm that case" returned the g:ac.
ious ex-complexion specialist IN a con-
descending voice. your bath was
Is per cent river water to twrnty-G
psrts milk. Thank you, your MAJESTY"