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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
MONEY IN CULTIVATION.
The Farmer Who Works His Soil Dill.
igently Is the One That Gets
the Big Crops.

When was child read Sunday
school story which impressed me very
much about a poor boy who was made
very happy by the gift of pig. He
did not have much to feed the pig,
: but he tried to make up for other
lacks by attention and care and was
SO far rewarded that the pig became a
fine large porker, and when brought
to his natural end upon the block re-
turned handsome pittance" to the
;sagacious boy. AS grew older.
doubts beset my mind concerning the
probabilities of that story, notwith-
standing its irreproachable origin, un-
til met a woman who was striving
most conscientiously to carry on and
band, railroad conductor who "con-
Quoted" most Of the time. She kept
pigs and, like all neat housekeepers.
carried her passion for cleanliness
into the barnyard. As a result those
pigs were taken early to the water
ing trough and became so accus-
toned to their daily bath that, like
the precocious children pictured in
advertisements, they cried for it. It
was decided departure from estab-
lished precedents in pig culture, but
1t paid. The pigs throve and waxed
so fat and beautiful that their proud
mistress bore them of to the fair and
took all the blue ribbons she could
lay her hands on. Doubtless they were
we'll fed, too, but that does not destroy
the force of the argument for care and
cultivation
Cleanliness appears to be almost as
near to godliness in the culture Of
crops as in the regeneration of the
human family. When I questioned a
man who had succeeded in raising
900 bushels of onions where only 500
grew before he assured me that the re-
suit was due more to care and atten-
ton than to richness of SOIL He as
serted that onion culture, like the
training Of a child, should begin with
the ancestors. In other words, the
seed sowed should be the product OF
good, well cultivated onions, and II
should be planted in a seeded as
nearly perfect as narrowing and cul-
tfvating could make it. Then when
the onions had sprouted, cultivation
should be renewed and every weed
should be removed in order that the
young bulbs might inherit the earth
and get the start Of all competitors.
"Cultivate!" CULTIVATED" was the mot
to of that Oni0n pr0wer md We .he.
lieve it must be the motto of every
produced who deals with organized
life.-Farmers' Review. u.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
CAVIAR is VERY SCARCE.
Few Sturgeon Caught by New Jersey
Coast Fishermen and Price
Advances.


The catch of sturgeon last year was
small, and this spring the fishermen were
even less successful.
Most of the fishermen were at work
for three weeks without catching sin.
gle sturgeon. The entire company Of
600 fishermen did not average six stur.
geon day.
There have been seasons when the
shipment Of caviar from Bayside, N. J.,
to the European markets has amounted
to more than 500 kegs; but unless there
is a big run Of fish shortly less than one
third of that amount will be produced
this year.
At the rate ct which caviar Is now adj
vancing in price all previous records
promise to be broken. The present price
is IS cent a pound on the wharf, which
is equal to $120 keg.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
BEST WAY TO SKIN A HOG.
Experts Can Take OF a Hide in Ten
or Fifteen Minutes and Never
Scratch It.

The butcher cuts of the snout. ears
with sheep or calf. Sitting the skin OF
the breast and abdomen. and down each
leg. The skin must be cut from the
flesh; it will not peel or strip in places
as a sleeps will. The entire animal is
skinned, head and all. The operation is
performed before the animal is hung up,
the skin as it is cut loose being spread
out on the ground or floor to keep the
flesh from coming in contact with any.
thing that would soil it, An inexper.
fenced man would at first probably spoil
several hides by cutting them, but an
expert will take of hide in 10 or Il
minutes and never scratch it with hii
knife. AS to the market for the skins.
have so far been unable to learn where
they are disposed of. 1t seems to be 2
sort Of trade secret among the butchers.
While there are dozens of men in this
vicinity engaged in SHINING hogs, ]
find that the hides are all maketed by
two or three men, who buy of the others.
and these spectators do not seem to
care to impart any information con-
corning the matter. am told that the
skins are used in the manufacture OF
saddles, shopping bags and pocketbooks.
also learn that the market has been in
jured Of late, by the number Of cut skins
that have been sent in, VI hich shows that
good many inexperienced men have
been taking up the work last winter.
Everything used to go at the top price,
large and small, and cut ones. but now
small ones must go at half price, and
cut ones are thrown out entirely.-E. o.
Gillett, in Rural New Yorker.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
xAMBEs1 CABLE TRAMwAY.

and three-quarters inches in diameter
and nearly 900 feet long. One end
will be securely anchored in the earth,
near the base of a tower, which will lift
the cable more than 36 feet above the
crest of the chasm. The other end will
be supported by fitting truss, whose
motion will compensate for shrinkage
and expansion in consequence of tenn
perature changes. The cable will be kept
taut meantime by attaching to the free
end a load of 60 tons Of metal. Its own
weight would depress the middle of the
cable about six feet, and it is estimated
that when a heavy object is being con-
veyed across the river detection of 43H19
feet will be observed. That amount is
enough to bring the middle of the tram
way little below the level of the banks
on either side, but not enough to In
terfere with the work for which the
cable is to be stretched. In no case
will the load exceed ten tons.
The conveyer, or traveller, will ride
upon the cable freely, with the aid of
grooved wheels. Ropes, hauled by ma
chinery on either shore, will shift the
traveller, exactly as on any other wire
rope tramway. The burden will be sus-
pended from the traveller by hosting
ropes, which will be controlled by an
electric index. A chair for the man
who directs the lifting and lowering is
q feature of the apparatus. 1t is esti-
mated that 800 tons can be transferred
from one shore to the other In a work
ing day.
In order to be sure that no mistake
has been made in construction, the cable
and traveller were thoroughly tested at
the manufacturers works in England,
before they were shipped. It is expect
ed that they have now reached their
destination, and will soon be in use.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
NOT HARD TO CARVE GLASS
No Diamond Is Needed to Sever the
Brittle Substance Neatly
and with Ease.

It often occurs that glass tubes OF
various dimensions have to be cut
where a diamond is not at hand. as in
shops and power plants where oil and
water gauge tubes must be neatly fit
ted. The usual method adopted is to fila
\ small groove around the tube and sep.
arate the glass with sharp rap at the
place weakened by the file. The result
is not always satisfactory, because the
ends often break unevenly owing to tbs
dificulty Of making straight groove
with the file Better results are obtained
when only small incision is made with
file, just enough to cut through the
enamel of the tube on one side, and nat
all around While the tube is still warm
from the friction OF the file the tube 10
then taken between the thumbs and
forefingers, the thumbs opposite the file
incision, and the forefingers around the
tubing, close, but not covering the in
cision. Pressure of the thumbs invari-
bly, causes the tube to break in az
straight and clean line as though cut
with diamond.
Another method is to use a fine saw
blade (the finer tooth the better, for q
saw is only another form Of file), and
this should be kept fed with white
emery, carborundum or pulverized silica
sand of hard grit, moistened with cam
phor, oil, turpentine or water.
A straight, steady and even stroke
should be made, and when the work 10
carefully done against a gauge the cut
will be as true as though 1t had been
ground. Nor is even toothed blade
necessary If suitably hard and finely.
gritted abrasive is used and regularly
fed between the glass and fine wire
watchspring or blunt but even blade Of
an ordinary table knife. The latter will
be somewhat slow, of course, but flne
steel wire run at high speed like band
saw, IL regularly fed with fine emery or
carborundum, will give very satisfac-
tory results, not only for cutting either
straight lines or curves in window. but
plate or optical glass. in such thickness
as makes cutting with diamond DIM
cult, precarious or impossible.
Window glass, especially single
strength, can be accurately split either
in straight or curved lines by first max
ing an incision through the enamel Of
the glass, and then holding hot iron
close to the incision till fracture ia
started. The fracture will follow the
hot iron with remarkable fidelity. The
iron should be preferably round and
somewhat blunt and with bulky head
(like an ordinary fire poker), SO as to
retain its heat well for long cuts, e.
peciaily for thick sheets, to keep the
fracture going when once started. even
If two heated irons have to be used
National Gas Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
Hens Need Lots Of Grit.

With a big flock of fowls 1t Is no
small matter to keep up the supply
of grit. Where natural grit cannot
be easily obtained commercial grit
should be purchased. We are satisfied
that on some Of our farms in the prai.
RE states the securing Of grit by the
fowls La so difficult that they are unp
able to obtain the quantity required.
This especially true on q soil that
is soft and velvety and free from
gravel. In such casss. grit will hevs
to be bought.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
HARROW IN POSITION.

cuts all the top and does not pull up
trash. Each beam is attached to the
pulling bar with hook and drop link.
Through the middle is an inch rod put
through thimbles, one being slipped
over each beam as shown at q. This
makes the harrow flexible. By with
drawing the inch rod and unlocking
from the pulling bar, it can be shell
tered in very small space. A boy can
handle it. The harrow is very easy
to draw, the beams being very near
the ground act as Jewelers., while the
teeth cover every inch Of ground.
Flomefell, in Orange Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
THE cows HORN ANALYzED
It IL Composed Of a Combination OF
Phosphate Of Lime, Gelatins
and Albumen.

Scientists, those men VINO are 1OAo
of finding out all about things, tell US
that a cows horn is combination OF
phosphate of lime, gelatine and alDu-
men, with those three substances IN
the right proportion to make the horn
not only serviceable to the snimal but
useful to man. The lime makes the
horn hard, but there is just enough to
make it hard without making it brittle,
and there is just enough gelatine to
make the horn easy to cut and shape.
Inside the horn is a cone, which is
bone. To get it out the horn Is soaked
in water for several weeks, and when
the core comes out it is ground up and
made into crucibles, which are used Tor
melting gold and silver in.
The outer end of the horn Is hard
and solfd;r aadsis used for making knife
handles and other things. The hollow
part of the horn is soaked for half an
hour or SO in boiling water, when it be-
comes soft and may easily be split with
knife. It is then spread out fiat and
put between iron plates. There was a
time, long ago, when these horn plates
were made very thin by hard pressure
and used in windows and lanterns as we
now use glass. The "horn-books" Of
the olden time, from which children
learned the alphabet, were made OF the
sane. 81,
When horn is heated 1t may be mold
ed into any desired form. That is the
way that knife handles, buttons and
other articles are made A mold Of the
required shape is used. and when the
heated horn substance is put into 1t and
subjected to pressure the material takes
the shape Of the mold.-Detroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
YOUNG MITE.

cumulate in the houses and yards.
Then, by spraying everything now and
then with good insectide, the mite
will find it hard work living and final
ly give it up.
The chicken mite is commonly con-
sidered a form of insect life, although
1t is not, properly speaking. an insect.
It is sometimes called the chicken tick
or poultry tick. 1t would probably be
better to apply the term tick to this
parasite and reserve the word mite
for the true itch mite of chickens, the
Sarcoptes mutans Robin and Lanque-
tin. The mite has an average length
of one-twenty-fifth of an inch and its
width is about four-fifths of its length.
It has eight legs, by means of which it
can move very rapidly from place to
place. In color it is light gray, with
small dark spots showing through the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
What Organization Has Don,

To thorough organization among
farmers are the splendid agricultural
colleges, farmers institutes, rural mail
routes, farmers telephones due. Some
of these enterprises may have been
started by small group of men who
foresaw their great Importance, but it
was not until the majority OF farmers
in state or section united and de-
manded their rights that anything like
satisfactory results were obtained.
They have done much, but great deal
remains for their careful attention.
They must never relax their vigilance,
for If they do retrogression is sure
Orange Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
WORST OF CHICKEN PESTS.
known as Poultry Mite or Tick and
Endowed with Vicious and
Destructive Habits.

One of the worst pests with which
the poultry raiser has to contend Is
the mite, which has the power OF in
creasing marvelously fast, and is as
vicious in its attacks as a blOod-suck-
er. The sitting hen and the newly
Matched chicks suffer most from this
pest, and call for great vigilance OIL
the part of the poultry raiser to pro-
tect them from its attacks. It is not
difficult to keep the pens and chicks
free from mites il proper attention is
given, and litter is not allowed to &C.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
Survey Philippine Coast.

The United States coast and geodetic
survey is now making survey Of the
coastline and harbors Of the Philippine
Islands The extent Of 1t Is shown by
the statement that the coastline of the
islands is over II 400 miles, or double
that Of the United States. There is .
mile of coastline to every square mile
of territory, while In the United States
the proportion is 1856. There are
nearly 100 islands having names and
It Is possible to count 5000 islands and
islets on the chart.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
Don't Con,ane Young TURKEYS.

DU not keep the young turkeys in
close quarters, as they cannot stand
confinement. II you have NO lot that
you can fasten them in, keep the hen
In large, roomy coop, on dry place,
with hole for the young turks to go
in and out at will. As soon as they
are strong enough to follow the hen,
she can be turned out with them after
the dew is OH the grass. Care should
be taken not to let them stay out too
long at first. as the hen Is apt to trail
too far and tire the little turks,-Amer-
lean Agricultural.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
aul1s and Herring.

A scientist lately told the Belfast
Natural History society that there are
2,O00,00 gulls in the United Kingdom,
and during the herring season each con-
sumes 200 fry per day. II all the fry
reached maturity they would be worth
e24,0O0, 900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
New Industrial Economy.

A locomotive engineer on an eastern
railroad said one day to his two fire.
men: Suppose you fellows work as
IL you and not the company were pay
ing the coal bills" During six months,
merely by careful firing. the men
caused saving in coal over the aver
age consumption of the engine, equal
to almost four times the wages paid to
the men for that period. The engine
was the same; the men worked diner
ently.-Philadelphi Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
a Historic Tavern.

The fate Of Faunce's Tavern, in New
York, where Washington babe farewell.
to his officers on December 4, 1883, has
been settled through the purchase of the
historic building by the New York Stats
Society Of the Sons Of the Revolution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
EASILY HANDLED HARROW.
# Is Arranged So That the Teeth Are
Sure to Cover Every Inch
Of Ground.

The harrow herewith illustrated ID
eight feet long by four feet wide. VITA
teeth in each BEEN. The teeth should
be of five-eighth-inch steel and put
through not more, than two inches.
This makes a hne comb harrow which
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30

A L V A r Y is the
Christians Y ork-
town. 1t marks the
place where free
dom from an op-
pressive foe was
successfully and
completely w on.
We speak of the
Americans free
dom. and think of
the Declaration OF
independence from
the rule and possess
sion Of England;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
The Christians
Freedom
.... ou.n Of July Sermon by I'll.
snway and Byway' Preacher
Chicago snaa.
Copyright, 1904. BY JIM. Ed.on !,

"ror ,reea naeaso; Sunday. June 2s, 1904.
stand fast . tho did Christ set us free:
s ssain IN yoke Of bondage oe en.Snglea
use net were called for freedom: only
the e not no, your freedom for an occn s,o on ~
70 esh, put through love be servant. on 10
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
Mammoth Pail.

In q woodenware exhibit In the palace
Of agriculture at the St. Louis world s fair
u pail weighing 2,375 pounds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30
Real Old Actor.

Real Old Actor.
Ascum-Your father was IN actor,
you say.
Bragg Certainly. Bragg, the trar
gedian, you know.
Funny never heard Of him. He
played Hamlet Of course"
Sure! He originated the part
Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30

rolling back upon him the burden oi
sin, and where sin waS there was for.
fixture of liberty. The perfect law Of
God convicts man of sin every time
Who can face its testing Of fire and
come off unscathed? Sin is bondage
and bondage is the antithesis Of free.
dom. But for freedom did Christ Set
us free"
w HAT are the conditions and re-
w strictions of freedom? The condi-
ton of freedom implies union with God
for, as we have already said, true free
dom cannot be known apart from Gods
righteousness and truth. Union with
God is obtained through the sacrificial
work of Christ. He has died for sin,
that We might become the righteousness
OF God in Him. Freedom, then, first OF
all, implies cleansing from sin and
peculiar and close Identification with
God. And in the second place it means
a close walk with God. The Psalmist
declares that Il will walk at liberty.
for l seek Thy precepts." Freedom.
then. is not only passive-thati is submits
sion to Christ; but it is active-that is
service for Christ. Ruskin says on this
point: ITO be free is to have learned
how to rule our own passions; and then.
certain that our own conduct Is right.
to persist in that conduct against all re-
sistance, whether of counter-opinion.
nfor IN nj
be defiant alike to mob's thought, of this
adversary's threat, and Of the harlot's
temptation-thisi is the meaning of every
great nation to be free; and the one con-
dition upon which that freedom can be OBJ.
tanned is pronounced to you in single
verse of the One Hundred and Nine.
tenth Psalm: I will walk at liberty.
for l seek Thy precepts. Liberty il
never license. This fallacious and fatal
conception of the term liberty is COM
mon to-day. But liberty is not license.
AS Daniel Webster puts 1t: Liberty ex-
lists in proportion to wholesome re-
straint." Liberty is bounded by the
golden border of Gods righteousness
and truth. To remain within the linn
its of that circle, to restrict and restrain.
is liberty. Wordsworth sings of the
freedom of the flowers in the lines:
How does the meadow flower its bloom
unfold?
Because the lovely little flower is free
Down to its root, and In that freedom.
bold
But the freedom of the flower was re.
stricted. 1t would no longer be freedom
If that blooming flower were to uproot
itself and wander with unfed and starv-
ing roots through meadow and wood. 1t
must remain within its prescribed limits
in order to enjoy it's liberty. Oh, that
man might learn this lesson and realize
that true liberty is that which is found
within the sphere Of Gods will and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-26
A Luxurious Bed.

An Indian potentate recently order.
ed from Paris a bed which will rival
the rajah's bed in the Arabian Nights.
1t is of satinwood, richly carved, and
ornamented with silver plates In re-
pousse work, adorned with bouquets
Of roses, pink and corn, the rajah's
coat Of arms being placed at the head.
At each corner stands a statue Of a
girl one French, one Greek, one Span
ish and one Italian. Each is tinted ac-
cording to the complexion Of her race,
and wears a suitable hued wig, either
black, blond, chestnut or auburn.
These maldens have movable eyes,
and their only ornament Is a gold
bracelet round one arm, which waves
over the sleepers head either a fan
or a yak's tail fly fiapper. The fur
Their enjoyment is heightened by an
ingenious arrangement in the mat
tress, which, as soon as any one lies
down, plays a selection Of Gounod's
airs.-Ohio State Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-26
Free TO Twenty-Five ladies'.

The Defiance Starch Co. will give
rs ladies' a round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies
In each of the following states: ILL.
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from q ten
cent, 16-ounce package Of Defiance
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any.
where In the above named states
These trade marks must be mailed tc
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co.. Omaha, Nebr., before September
LIST, 1904. October and November will
be the best months to visit the Elk.
position. Remember that Defiance Is
the only starch put up 16 OF. Ia full
pound) to the package. You get one
third more starch for the same money
than of any other kind, and Defiance
never sticks to the iron. The tickets
to the Exposition will be sent by regis.
tered mail September 5th. Starch Tor
sale by all dealers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-26
Spool Building.

There is nothing more interesting
for an ingenious boy or girl. Given a
lot Of spools and ball of florists wire,
so much can be done that 1t is impos.
sible to give detailed description. To
collect spools is a much easier job
than the old-fashioned practice Of col.
lecting buttons. Old buttons are
sometimes valuable in piecing out q
set, but empty spools are usually
thrown away. A person of enterprise
can always collect them, and the
smallest and most insignificant is not
to be despised. A coming architect
can plan house, and the builder of
a suspension bridge can string his
spools securely on wire and produce a
complete and steady structure. Strong
little taborets may be made of them,
II there is solid wood for the table
part; the spools may be used for the
legs and supports. A trash basket
may be made Of them, strung one on
top Of the other, with wooden bot
tom, and lined with gay cretonne. The
smaller spools make pretty picture
frames, especially II painted white or
green. They may be used In a hun
bred ornamental ways, they may be
collected from a dozen different
sources, and they are sure to provide
amusement for innumerable rainy
Gays.