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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Henry Grady on King
Cotton.

''What a royal plant it is. The
world waits in attendance on its
growth; the shower that falls
whispering on its leaves is heard
around the earth; tile sun tia,
shines on it is tempered by the
prayers Of all the people; the fros,
that chills il and the dew that de-
scends from the stars are noted, and
the trespass of little worm on its
gre.n leaves is more 20 England
t,an the advance OF the Russian
army on her Asian outpost 1t is
y"'h from the instant that it puts
for,i. its Tiny shoot. It's fiber is cur
r,ut in every bank. ahd when <loos-
ing IFS fleece to the sun. it floats a
emmy banner that elorlfirs the fields
Of She humble farmer, that man is
~ Arshaled under a flag that will
compel the allegience Ut the world
and wrjug subsidy from every na-
tirn on earth. 1t is the heritage
that God gave to his people forever
~ their own when He arched
our skies, established our m.un-
t ms, girt us about with the
ocean, loosed the bre.zrs. tempered
the sunshine and measured The rain.
Ours and our ci.ildren's forever.
AS princely talent as ever came
from His hand 1" mortal steward.
ship
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Fertilizer.

The amount Of fertilizer that eau
be profilably used on soil depends
mainly On the mechanical condition
of the soil. Soil that contains a
considerable quantity of decayed
vegetable matter and Is thoroughly
pulverizeu for twelve inches deep
SO that water. aif and plant roots
t:an come into contact with every
grain of it, will III most cases pay
tue farmer well for All application Of
l 900 pounds Of commercial fertil-
,zer per acre. But if the soil is
full OF clOds and has not been
broken over three inches deep, it
is tot advisable, as a rule, To apply
over 200 pounds "f fertilizer per
acre Take this as your rule. On
soil pulverized for three inches
deep, apply 200 pounds of fertilizer
ppr acre; on soil six inches deep.
400 pounds per acre; on soil nlne
inches deep, QUO pounds per acre
on soil lwelve inches deep, 800
pounds per acre There a.e of
course, exceptions to. all rules. but
give this rule fair trial and you will
say it is an excellent rule.-Farm
Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
JONES & PICKETT.
Omcial.
,I,;EEsE ORDINANCE

-, . !. ,,,d.,ned. by the Town Council
!, IN the town 81 Covington, La: Inat - =
! II icense tax be and Is hereby lev'eu a.ao aol
4,v 4ha vear 1904, upon each person, colpU,
nt,Sr s"H Arm or association, pursuing sny
aaSi,nr aaS trade, profession, or ooIng any
ca. cs.n,nese n the limits OF the Town ol
Un.,;ncton. ~. Louisiana, except tnose wno
Oov.s..eaalv exempt from sucn license
are eApt 81 $40. Of the Constitution:
tax y s.rther ordained. etc., mat the
be !. ~ X license tax due the town OF
amouu. - f,r each trade, occupation,
Covlnx.vI, ,..,ainess or calling subject to
vocation., -. Act 229 OF the Constitution,
and 81 Act III q tne o1ao," aen,a nro rata
81 a1 1883, shall Ray IN the as sam1 .ne p'o '"'-
u " ts .He state Law provides Ior. r,,t tho
as sg Il ~, ,ther ordained, ETC., .nas .Ie
De = dne the town OF Covington sna., s,a
ilcsns nS Ara hereby due ana collec.aoae
be anu r,a time, and IN the same man =
at tne s,ca,,ses due the State; ana IN .ne
ner e Io. ,'oe same are not paid when que,
event tnss t.d IL that the Tax Collector foI
1t is olues y Coyington shall place snlo
the'town =. when due and unpaid, In the
license -. .ha town Attorney, VINO IS
hands 2, @ @nnrized and instructed to Inn
,mn.a,distely m.,d thereafter .hn ,nsts- nsrment ol
nnrsoceedings to enforce ing la
''%si g%Sseip.sa Jan; y; !; '1ss esnprn,ck,
Mayor pro tenn.
vrNrzEL, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

The Maine at st. Louis.

Chicago Feb. l3.-Flrst pay.
mrnt tu bind contract with the
goverumen, of Cuba for the raising
OF tie battleslip Maine was for
warded to-day by George Richard
son, who says that lie will begin the
task immediaily.
Richardson expects to have t e
wrecked vessel raised and repaired
in time to take it to the s.. Louis
Exposition in June. The remains
OF the seventy-foui seamen who
perished will be given proper burial
at Arlington Cemetery.
BY the terms of the contract with
Cuba $4,000 is to be paio for tile
privilege Of raising and removing
the bat,leship u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Richest Man in World

Editor Matt Gray, the god
natured philosopher who presldes
over the Elilsville News, Is always
say ying something thoughtful, sensl-
ble and practicable for the benefit
of the rural subscribers 10 his ex
celIem paper. He bas never writ
ten anything better lhan The fol-
lowing: .
..The richest man Iii the world
to. day Is The otal"art lellow VINO
made enough ,hlrleen-cent cotton
this year TO clear his little plney
woods homestead of debt, and
raised his own corn and meat and
made his own molasses. As he ar
rlves home from town these autumn
evenings, IN new wagon drawn by
a team Of sturdy mules. the setting
sun, slanling across the lusnlp
patch, greets him with smile.
The children listening for the rum
ble of the wagon, throw open the
door; he sees the cheerful blaze of
the pine knot fire; he sees the baby
III It's high char, laughing and
growing and beating time with a
pewter spoon TO the rollcklng
laughter of The other towheaded
kids; lie sees the figure of his wife
fitting here and there as che pre-
pares to take up the plentiful sup
per.
'sAud when you have watered
aald fed the mules and shaken down
the fodder for the oxen, go into a
stall corner, man, and thank God
tor his goodness to you and yours.
Then into the house to kiss the
wife and the klos-and don't let
them smell whisky on your breath,
either Rockefeller, with his bald
head and his ingrowing conscience
and his stolen, blood-wInng mill
lions, is pauper along side of you!
Aye, you are kaiser of Kingdom
of health, happiness, contentment
and Independence, with power OF
life or death over the whole domain.
and you ought to be as happy as a
girl with her first sweetheart CT
Stub with his new trousers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
TIMBER LAND ACT. JUNE 8, l378---NoTICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office.

NON OlACduS, LH.. Odu. Os AJUf.)
Notice is hereb. given that in COM
piiance with the provisions of the act o +
Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled 'sAn
act for the sale of timber lands in the
States of California, Oregon. Nevada,
and Washington Territory" as ex-
tended to all the Public Land States by
act of August 4, 1892, Levi Badon,
of Covington, Parish of St. Tammany,
State of Louisiana, has this day filed in
this Office his sworn statement No. -,
for the purchase of the east half of
southeast quarter of Section No. Is, in
township No. 6, south range No. 10 east,
St. Helena Meridian, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more
valuable for it's timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to estab.
lish his claim to said land before Il. r.
Warren, Clerk of Court Mt Covington.
La, on Friday, the 10Th day of March,
1904.
He names as witnesses: Robert v.
Broaden, Louis Lloyd, Walter Du Faur
and Eddie j. Frederick, of St. Tam
mauy Parish, La.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
requested to Iile their claims in this Of
fee on or before said 10Th day of March
1904.
ja9-lot WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
Land Office. New Orleans. Ia.
Feb. 6. 1904.
Notice is her eby given that the fol.
lowing named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in su >
port OF his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the clerk OF the
district court at Covington, La on
Wednesday, March lG, 1904, viz:
NORMAN BLACKWELL,
Who made homestead entry No. 10. 45a
for the east half Of the southwest quar-.
ter, section :, township 5, south range
III east, st. Helena meridian.
He names the following witnesses tC
prove his continuous residence upOT
and cultivation of said land, VIZ:
j c. Burns, James Blackwell, d. NJ
Wallis and l. B. Aascom. all of Loss
2. q La.
te13-5t. WALTER l.. COHEN, Register
U. :. Land O.ice, New urleans. -. /,
| Jar. -, 1861. I
/ Notice is hereby given that the follow
inI na'ued settler ll". fit..' notice Ct hi'
| in te,.t:on to make fin.! proof Ia supi,or'
| of Iii. claim, ami tina. s.il pro vii
be n,.t!.. before the clerk ot The dis rIc
court, Mt Govmgton. La. Oh Tuesday
| Marc, Is, 1904, viz.
| EMIL B WIESE,
Who made homestead entry No. 10 IA
| for the west half of the northwest
quarter, section Is, township 8, soutf
| range l3 east, St. Helena Meridian.
| He names the following wltn-' ses q
rrove his continuous resi'i. nee upon
and cultivation OF said land VIZ:
w. E. Parker, and Warren Thomas
| of Covington, T., aud H Q. Parker
| and Walter Parker. of Vioiin, 2 O., La
| fel3-5t WALTERL COHEN, Register
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
TRAGEDY AvERTeD.

Just in the ni;k OF tinie our little boy
Was saved" writes MIS-. ". Watkins, Oi
Peasant City. Ohio. .'Pneu'nonia had
p,,yed sad haxoc with him and terri
blr co.yh set in besides. Doctors treat
cd him but !.e grew worse every iay.
II lenptl, we tried DR. Kings New Dis
c.y.1y for Gorsn,n pti"n AID our darlin..
wa, saved. lies now sound aud we'll. :
Everybody ought to know. its the oely
sure cure for Coughs solds and all huns:
Liseae IS. Guaranteed by j.. = Watkins.
It the City Drugstor
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Oil From SaWduSt.

E. A. Laughlln, Of Port Arthur,
is the inventor Of process for u,i-
liz,ng sawdust, his plan being to
extract oil theretrom before 1t Is
burned. He states that by this
process oil worth $l65 can be taken
from a carload of sawdust, about
80 tons. The oil is said 10 be much
more valuable than turpentlne. The
inventor is IN communlcs,'on with
Northern capitalists seeking money
with which to carry out bis plans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

Ninty-tiye per cent OF every load
by railroad, steamship or express
must be car,ed in a wagon or truck
over highway. 1t costs the farm
ers of the United States nearly
three times as much as it does those
of Europe TO market an equal ton
mage OF farm products over primary
roads. rhis is All eloquent argu-
ment in favor Of improving our
country highways.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
sTRAYED

c.n. q my place. about as ,ho 10 Tehe. n!bss
noithss, Ga cosinssodn .nd white Oh .'g spotted
funets a,t r,st wears old, marked Cd. w.ar aar
COW FORK and upper a,er 5is y Branded Bra led
and anaJ. cnor. - The owner can .,,S recover "ssl
SAME By csailuk !. GEO. CORE.
SGT |sa;s;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
No Trsspasslng

All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt, trap or otherwise trespass on
my premises, under penalty of the law.
HOWARD 4. PIERCE.
;.2 1yO4.1y bayou Lscombe, Ls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
N. J. DUPLANTIS,
COViNGTON, la

Builder OF
COTTAGE TONERS FOR CYPRESS
AND STEEL TANKS
Agent for the American Manufactur-
ing Co., manufacturers IT Sash, Doors,
Blinds, Mouldlngs and Ornamental
Shingles.
The Star Wind Mills; Flint & Waliing
M,f'g. Co., Kendallvillc, q. s. A.
Dw,ggins Wire Fence Co. Anderson,
Ind.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Notice.

Any person caught deposit,ng dead
animals or other refuse on the land be-
longing to the Covington & St. Tam
many Land 4 Improvement Co., will be
prosecuted according to law.
r. b. MARTINDALE.
ial6-3oi. Agent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05


Agent, Room 3, Frederick Building:
FOR SALE.
A farm on the Abita river, one mile
from railroad station. Good dwelling
house, with out. buildings, all In perfect
repair, 80 acres Of land, acres In cul-
tivation, 2 acres IN cane. The location Is
one of the most desirable In the parish.
The old Jules Leblanc place, on the
Tchefuncta river. This beautiful old
place Is we'll known throughout Louisi-
ia. so acres attached to the dwelling.
Dwelling house and outbuiidipgs in
good repair.
The property corner Of Rutland and
Columbia streets, formerly occupied BY
Jones & Pickett, partially occupied now
by the Telephone Exchange, and DR..
Smith, Dentist.
cali on f. B MARTINDALE,
Room 9. Frederick Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16
THREE OF CREW ARE
 RESCUED AT SEA
FIVE SAILORS PLUNGE INTO THE OCEAN FROM A SINKING LIFE BoAT-ALL EFFORTS TO SAVE THEM ARE INEFFEcTuAL.

Jacksonville, Fla, September 15-Cap- tain Ingram and the crew of the Clyde line ship Huron rescued a part of the crew of the fishing smack Grey Eagle off Charleston yesterday morning and brought them here today.
 Captain Ingram said that his ship was off the Charleston lightship yesterday morning when he received signals from the ligntship that boat was near there in distress. The boat was soon located and the captain wanted to take the men on the Huron. The men refused to go on the steamer and asked that they be lowed to the lightship. A tow line was passed and shortly after the rudder of the lifeboat broke and the small craft was left to the mercy of the seas.
 The boat got away and she went down and the eight men were plunged into the ocean. Four of them got near the steamer and they were thrown life preservers un- til A life line could be get to them. Three of the men were taken on board the Huron. While drawing the fourth on hoard the steamer the line broke and he fell back into the sea and sank. The res cued men were brought to this port and later were taken to Charleston, where all of them lived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16
THIRTY INDICTMENTS
 BY THE GRAND JURY
Meridian Federal Court Has a Large Number of Liquor Selling
 Cases to Deal With.

Meridian, Miss, September 15.-(Special) Thirty indictments were found in a three days session by the federal grand jury which has finished its labors made its report and adjourned. The majority of these new cases are against various Meridian persons who have been enga ged in Illicit liquor selling. The larger part of the evidence was obtained from the city docket of the Meridian police court which the grand jury carefully investi- gated.
 This morning the session of tie court was devoted to hearing testimony in the governments prosecution of Harlan Smith. his son, George Smith and grand son. John Lewis Matthews all negroes and former mall sub-contractors on the Macon-Warsaw Star route for robbing the malls.
 J. Frank Hamilton and Miss Bessie Cooper were married at 1 one o'clock to- day at the residence of A. L. Smith. TIfe ceremony was performed by the Rev. c. c. Johnson
 The Lauderdale County Teachers insti- tute came to close today after one of here. reflected great credit upon Coun- ty Superintendent John R. Ellis who supervised the work and his able corps of assistants whose efforts were emin- ently satisfactory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16
7567 G|NNERIES ARE IN OPERATION Government Census Bureau Is sues Cotton Report 390,4I4CO COMMERCIAL BALES Tue Allowance Mus. Be Made for the Different Conditions of the Two
 seasons-26, ,45e In
 Alabama.

Washington. September 15.-(Special)- The census bureau today issued report of the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1904 prior to September l. 1901 During that period the state of Alabama ginned 26,456 commercial bales. 249O0 square bales, and 1856 round bales.
 In the same period last year 1914 com mercial bales were ginned The number of active ginneries in the state this year is 1918 as compared with 24S last year prior to September This year Missis- sippi ginned 270s commercial bales, 2601 square bales and 102 round bales
 The report shows total of 39O,414 com mercial bales pressed at the ginneries, ginned from the growth of 1904 prior to September 1, against total of 17,5S7 com mercial bales in the corresponding period of last year.
 The report shows 7567 ginneries operated this season prior to September i, while the number operated to the correspond ing date in 1903 was 2176. The report points out that in comparing the sta tistics of the two years due allowance must be made for the different condi- tions of the two seasons. The total com mercial bales which would number but S74,S21 if the round bales were counted as half bales, comprise 796 square bales, 31,1S7 round bales and 431 sea island crop bales.
 The crop by states and territories fol- lows
 Alabama, 26,456 commercial bales; total corresponding period last year 1914. Arkansas. 16 commercial bales; last year r.
 Florida. 1856 commercial bales; last year none.
 Georgia. 6S1oS commercial bales; last year 62S3.
 Indian Territory, 1055; last year A.
 Louisiana, 557O; last year AS
 Mississippi, 270S; last year SS4
 North Carolina. 134 last year 35 l Oklahoma, 43; last year none
 South Carolina, 4215 bales; last year 254. l Tennessee, 2; last year 1. l Texas 2S5,011 commercial bales; last year 6761.
 l No figures are given for Kansas, Ken lucky, Missouri and Virginia. 1 The statistics were collected through a canvass of individual ginneries of the l cotton states by 667 special agenas. The report will be followed by five others showing the quantity of cotton ginned for the growth of 4e04 to :, november 14, to De- cember IS to January 16 and to the end of 1 the season.
 The final result will give the quantity of cotton ginned during the entire season and will include also me quantity of lin- | ters obtained by the cotton seed oil mills from reginning cotton seed of this year s growth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16
A PREDESTlNED SUCCESS
Is Miss Helen Pikins Forthcoming Novel of Far Southern
 Life, An Angel By Brevet"

In that renaissance of southern liter ature that came with the passing of reconstruction. New Orleans showed clearly and in fair comparison with any of the sisterhood of states, and her women did far more than their share of the work Mrs. Nicholson, Mollie Moore Davis Ruth McEnery Stuart and Grace King are names that rise at any mention
 of New Orleans letters, and quite as widely known are those of Catherine Cole, Dorothy Dix and others of the more ac- tive women who have made the press of the Crescent City famous for it's wom- en's departmente. Facili prineipia among these last-her name perhaps more Ia miliar to more readers than that of any other southern woman-stands Miss Helen PltlIin of the Times-D Democrat. She has steadily lifted her department of that pa per to T plane that commands clear view Of far more subjects than strictly inhere in the ''womans column" and all mat ters she has touched, Miss Pitkln has, Midas-like, transmitted into the pure gold of interest and entertainment. Graphic, vigorous, yet restrained In style, with keen native perceptions sharpened by con- tact with people from the friyolity of so- eiety to men of wisest eensure, she has improved her opportunities with her one objective point-success.
 For some time Miss Pitldn's close friends suspected she was contemplating plunge Into the more direct current of literature. and lately she confessed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City RalI.
 .o,d Companv-"The New Way"

The undeveloped resources along tha Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City rail- road are perhaps superior to those of any ather railroad in the south; the timber is Tractically inexhaustible. consisting of Enc highest grades of long yellow leaf nine short leaf pine and a variety of bardwoods. The line also traverses ona of inc finest farming and agricultural sec- ttons to be found in the south Cores nondence is solicited from those contem- plating the location of any kind of a man. ,,facturing enterprise or who may ba ,,.ospecting for a superior field for tbe nurpose of tilling the soil. In addition to tte merits of this section for the products of the soil which are staple. we would call especial attention to the peculiar ad- vantages which obtain in favor of fruit and vegetable raising. splendid transpor- tation facilities to the best markets At reasonable cost. Information cheerfulIy given on request to L. B. sullivan, Gen eral Freight and Passenger Agent Mo- bile. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16

1t would be through the channel of novel All who know her. either person. ally or through her work, are assured that 1t will be one on wholly new lines; and that it VIII contain other points of inter- est than any mere romance.
 An Angel by Brevet," is the quaint title, and the history has it's locale and action among those southern scenes and characters, with whom it's author has had lifelong knowledge and opportunity for study. For Miss Pitkin-though with good Anglo-Saxon blood in her veins, and in no sense a Creole-is Q native Louisi- anian and has seen and understood it's unique and varied natives, of all colors. since her infancy The expressed essence of this absorbed knowledge will be found to permeate her book; and it will show some phases of native life. habit and superstition as yet untouched by the ro- mancer
 On completing her education at New comb college, in class of which she has made her name easily the foremost, Miss Pitkln returned to her Louisiana home to begin her real life:. Her inborn Yam Kee 1nQulSltlNeneSS Ol iIlpiildtloh chit9 directed her interest to the less known strata of it's composite makeup and probably no writer her state has had better and more direct study of the hid den Gulla and Gumbo superstitions and Voudouism that darkly color them. Something of t4eir results may be looked for as novel and exciting in the com ing Angel by Brevet." That it will be no ordinary novel, that sentmentality and saccacharine love making will not stare at us from its pages; that it's cha~- acters will not be string-jN Nrked marion- cites, but people of blood and heart and muscle-all these things are proved by the past of this young woman's work
 That indicates that when the new novel of the new southern author appears in early autumn it will come as a predestin- ed success, and as new departure in construction Of it's grace and vigor of dction the readers of her journal can have no sort of doubt; and of it's interest in action the locale gives earnest. So the combination of qualities and oppor- tunity is a happy one and expectancy may well stand on tiptoe for it's coming.
 There will be shadows as well as sun shine in the story, for it touches into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16

oeeioental Buddhism; but they will not pe loo sonbre ones. n the end the sun shine dominates; for there is love in it. too, of course; yet not tooo much of that perhaps.
 There have been Creole novels in nun Dersi notably the strong portraitures or Alng Cable and the romantic sketches or dayarre. The new venturer into thlS dlfficult field has written a Creole novel, put 1t doubtless brings the unique compo- sue character of the dweller by the gun into direct contrast with the stronger anu more active instincts and actions oi newer civilization. Miss Pitkin has hau all her mental training in too close con tact to the realities of our life to hoat her subject theme into the lotos-bordefed stream of typical Creole dolce far niente'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16
TWENTY PEOPLE ON
 BURNING BRIDGE
STRUCTURE FALLS INTO RIVER AND TWO PERSONS ARE KILLED AND FIVE ARE SERIOUSLY IN JUREr.

Saltwater, Minn., September 15.-The bridge across Lake St. Croix, which s half mile long, extending to the Wis consin side. caught fire late this after noon. The fire created some commotion and the fire apparatus In responding to the alarm was followed. by the usual crowd of persons. The fire had so weak ened one of the spans of the rather an- cient structure that when the fire ap- paratus and the crowd attempted to cross it 1t fell into the water about twenty feet below. Twenty people went down with the wreckage into the water, 1t is thought and two were killed and five seriously injured. The dead;
 Adolph Boo. aged p, son of the local hotel keeper
 George McGrath, aged 16.
 Injured: Ray French, probably fatally; Edward McPheters James McGann. fire man; August Wolfjohn and Louis Gel curtins.
 number of others were less seriously hurt. The loss is 5000.