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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
MRS. FOX RESTORED PEACE
A Little Story from Animal Land
Which Contains Good Moral
for Boys and Girls.

Mr.. Lion lived next door to Miss
Kangaroo He was very fond OF roar
ing, and she was very nervous lady.
One day, when Billy Fox went to take
the milk to her house, she told him
that Mr.. Lion had roared so suddenly
and SO loud that he made ner jump
and lose her false tooth out Of her
mouth.
Billy Fox went home and told his
wife. He said he was going to tell
Mr.. Lion, and have him stop roaring
so. mo, indeed, don't do that" said
Mrs. Billy Fox. They'll both be an
cry. I'll go and talk to them and fix
it all up."
So Mrs. Billy Fox put on her little
foxy bonnet and went to call on Mr..
Lion. She told him that Miss Kan
CARGO admired his voice so much that
when she heard him roar she forgot
everything else. Why, the other
day." said Mrs. Billy Fox, you roared
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
sHYNEss CAUSES BUSHES
Only Cure for Both Affections Is to
Meet People Socially as FREE
quently as Possible.

Nobody who has not suffered from
shyness and blushing can possibly i'm
agine the torture it may cause.
Shyness may proceed from one or
two cause.-the one physical. the 9TH
er mental. Il is often an affair Of
health. The nerves are out of order
and the win becomes weak. People
shrink from their fellow creatures and
are filled with an unreasonable horror
OF meeting or speaking to them.
This is often the case after an ILL
ness, or when one has been overwork-
ing and strained the physical powere
too much. The best cure for this kind
OF shyness is fresh air, exercise and
cheerful society,"
But there is another shyness. and
one harder to cure. which comes from
mental causes. The afflicted possessor
may be in robust health. and yet SO
tormented by this inward enemy that
she finds all intercourse with other
people positively alarming. To meet
strangers causes her severe struggle
She would gladly turn down the first
street corner to avoid bowling to even
an acquaintance, and the very sound
OF her own voice covers her with dis
tressing bushes.
In either case the root OF the matter
Is self-consciousness, and it Is only by
losing that self-consciousness that self
possession and confidence can b.
gained. AS long as one thinks about
oneself at all one will be liable to shy
ness. The only cure is to thrust ali
recollection Of oneself into the back
ground as much as possible, when one
viii gradually become natural, happy
and at ease.
To overcome shyness and blushing
thereis nothing on earth like meeting
people socially, and every effort posi-
BILE should be made to achieve this
Chicago American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

suddenly, and she let her false tooth
slip out Of her mouth and it got lost
she told me SO"
Mr.. Lion was very much fattered,
and said that he was sorry Miss Kan
CARGO had lost her false tooth. Then
the little fox lady went over to call
on Miss kangaroo. ooh, MIR. Lion is
so sorry to hear that you've lost your
false tooth!" she told that lady. "He
says he's coming over to apologize for
roaring SO much. I'm sure think he's
very delightful old gentleman"
Then, as she saw Mr. Lion coming,
she hurried home. Mr.. Lion was
dressed In his best. He made fine
bow and apologized to Miss Kangaroo
for startling her SO. Miss Kangaroo
could not fail to be delighted, and she
smiled and bowed, too, and invited old
man Lion to stay for tea. After that
the lion and the kangaroo were al
ways fast friends, and am sure that
the little tex lady is very good sort
Of person to have in neigh orhood.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

CONDITIONS IN VERA CRUZ
Information Concerning Climate, Soil,
Crops and Prices Of Land
in the State.

The Idea seems to enormously pre-.
vail in the United States that all the
Mexican Gulf ports are sickly and pes
tilential, especially during the summer
season; this is far from being the case
The coast lttoral naturally is warm
but is not unhealthy If ordinary pre-
cautions are adopted to avoid mcrshy
or material districts. On the coast there
are two seasons, the rainy and the dry;
the former commences in June and
lasts until October During this period
the heat is greatly tempered by re-
freshing breezes. The dry season,
which Is the winter here, from October
to April, has an ideal temperature, re-
sembling our month of May in the
United States, but more uniform and
balmier
The prevailing diseases are Of q mild
malarial type, easily avoided by fol-
lowing simple rules of living and
avoiding unnecessary exposure to heat
and rain. About 80 miles from the
coast the altitude is from 600 to 800
feet above the sea, and in this region
the climate is exceptionally agreeable.
Here, as elsewhere, one Is exposed to
sickness, but If the common laws Of
health are observed one will experience
no greater amount Of illness than he
would in his own country and live just
as long, il not longer.
The mean annual temperature Is Is
degrees Fahrenheit. The heat in sum-
mer ranges from 80 to 80 degrees Fahr-
enheit, and occasionally IS degrees
Fahrenheit; In winter, from IS to Is
degrees Fahrenheit, and occasionally
IS degrees Fahrenheit.
The lands in this part Of the state
of Vera Cruz are exceedingly fertile and
will yield two crops easily during the
year, the soil>in most instances being
rich. alluyial loan, several feet deep.
and apparently inexhaustible. It. Is
adapted to all kinds of agricultural
pursuits, including nearly all the vege-
tables produced in northern ATTITUDES.
As regards grazing lands they excel
those Of other localities in this repub-
lie, being especially suited for the rails
ing of stock. as they produce an album
dance of nutritious grass, and numer-
Gus sweet-water streams are found in
all directions. Prices of land are still
five to ten dollars
Mexican (two to four dollars United
States)-per acre, but will no doub.
soon advance when the railroad and
canal now under way reach this place.
A. J. LEEPINASSE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
THE HOME CANDY MAKER.
How to Produce Molasses Candy az
Clear and Light as That Turned
Out by Professionals.

BY following these directions, bar
as porous and light as that of the con-
fectioner may be made, but a suggestion
or two at the start Too much butter
makes the candy stringy, so that it can
not be pulled. Too little cooking makes
it stick and impossible to handle. Over
cooking renders it hard and unwieldy.
Twisting the mass that is being stretched
closes the pores and makes it dark coll
ored and hard, instead of light colored
and brittle.
This is an old and tried formula:
One cupful Of sugar, two cupfuls of New
Orleans molaSses, one tablespoonful OF
vinegar and butter the size Of a small
hickory nut. Boil until a little of the
strip, dropped on ice or snow, or in very
cold water, is brittle. Turn into alumni
ium pans or on to buttered tins or plates
and let it cool until it can be handled.
Then let two persons cool their hands,
take the candy into comparatively cool
place and pull it until it is almost white
One of the persons should hold her
hands in the position of hook while
the other throws the candy over them
and stretches it out. During this proc
ess 1t should never once be twisted.
When it is SO stiff it can no longer be ma
INFLATED, stretch it out on the molding
board or, preferably, a marble, and break.
not cut, it into short lengths. A little
practice will teach one to hold the eDk
on one hand and break 1t by light
dextrous stroke with the back OF knife.
BY this method the enos of the pieces
are left porous, SO that one can looB
through them from end to end.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
LUCKY TED.

That was the nickname they called him
5ss by
The boys at his school-and tits was why:
He was bound to win from the start, they
said:
It was always the way with Lucky Ted
The earliest flowers in his garden grew;
The sums on his slate came soonest true;
He could sail boat, or throw ball,
Or guess q riddle, the best If all.
You wondered what could h g secret be,
But watchs him for awhile end you would
see.
He thought 1t out till the thing was plain.
And then went at it with might and main.
Trusting but little to chance or guess,
He learned the letters that spell Success.
A ready hand and thoughtful head
So much for the luck of Lucky Ted!'
blanche Trennor Heath, H. Youths Com
panion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
1NDER date Of January 10, 1897, DIR.
- Hartman received the following

FINDER date Of January 10, 1897, DR..
~ Hartman received the following
letter:
80 My wife had been suffering from .
complication Of diseases for the past ~
years.
Is" Her case had bafaed the skill Of some
OF the most noted physicians. One Of
her worst troubles was chronic consti-
patton OF several years standing.
She also was passing through that
most critical period in the life Of q
woman-change of life. In June, 1895,
1wrote to you about her case. You adj
vised course of Peruna and Manalin,
which we at once commenced, and have
to say it completely cured her. She
firmly believes that she would have been
dead only for these wonderful remedies,
'sAbont the same time wrote you
about my own case of catarrh, which
had been Of 25 years standing. Attimes
I was almost past going. commenced
touse Peruna according to your instruc-
tions and continued its use for about q
year, and it has completely cured me.
ssY0ur re NEEDLES do al that You claim
for them, and even more. Cafarrh.
cannot exist where Peruna IS taken
according to directions. Success to
you and your remedies.
John @. Atkinson.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
y R6Is5Rl@|j1f1|EIE'|h
APRON REVIVAL is COMING.
maids and Matrons Of Paris Arc Re-
turning to Dainty Fad Of
Their Mothers.

Aporn have been restored to favor
again. At least there are indications
tnat such revival is at hand, for in
tnat stronghold Of new ideas and
iasnlon Paris some exceedingly
uanty little tabliers have recently been
brought out, presumably with the OBJ
1ecl OF assuming the place once occu-
PIED by the fancy little dress apron
Inc return to the styles of the days
wnen gayly embroidered apron of silk
OF satin, or one Of the finest muslin
with frlll OF needlework was donned
with the best gown OF the maid or
matron. makes return OF the apron
not improbable. Another thing in ia
vor OF the restoration OF the apron is
the opportunity that 1t presents for an
exhibition OF skill in needlework. and
nearly every woman nowadays ia
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
HARMLESS LITTLE REPTILE.
The Fence Lizard Is Easily Taned and
Makes an Interesting and
Devoted Pet.

II there is anything we need to teach
more than another, it is that numer-
GUS insects and reptiles, which are held
by many persons to be poisonous. are
perfectly harmless. This is especial
" SO of the pinetree lizard, or, as it
is often called, the fence lizard It is
true that the lizard has teeth. but they
are almost too small to be seen. the
finely serrated jaws feeling just like
the rough lips Of bass. Moreover,
these little saurians seldom attempt to
bite, and make interesting pets.
have box two feet long, one foot
high, and six inches wide, the sides
being of glass and the bottom covered
with white sand to depth Of two
inches. With this on my study table
have good opportunity for watch
ing the Ave interesting inmates as they
eat and sleep. Two are males and
three are females, easily distinguished
by their color Their color seems to
be Influenced by the conditions Of the
atmosphere. After rain or when
they first come out Of their hiding
places in the morning, many Of them
are very dark BY holding them In
the hand short time, the color
changes very perceptib1y.
When my pets are ready to 90 to
bed, they dive into the sand, where
they remain covered Up until morning
Then here and there head bobs up.
and gradually the saurians either
stretch out on the sand or prop them
selves up on their forelegs in a most
CONCEAL manner. They soon become
alert, and show how keen their appe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

style OF window and an arrangement Of
panes such as is here illustrated per-
mits OF artistic and picturesque ef-
fects. Net in soft, old irony tint IS
used for the glass drapery. while the
portieres are Of silk, delicate green IN
tone, with stenciled border in cream
tint shading to ecru. A wide, COM
Portable window seat, upholstered In
green, harmonizing with the portiere,
and an oriental rug In soft mellow coll
orings. would admirably supplement
the curtain furnishing,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
Easy Way to Clean Paint,

There is very simple method to
clean paint and If housewives woulc
adopt it it would save them both ex-
pense and trouble, besides being more
successful. Procure some of the best
whiting to be had and smash it on a
plate. Have ready bucket of clean
warm water and a piece of flannel,
which dip into the water and squeeze
dry. Then take as much whiting as
will adhere to it, apply 1t to the painted
surface, when little rubbing will in
stantly remove all dirt or grease; after
which wash the parts well with clean
water, rubbing it. dry with a soft
chamois leather Paint thus cleaned
looks as well as when first laid on,
without injury to the most delicate col.
ors. It is far better than using soap,
and does not require more than half
the time and labor.-Chicago News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
Valuable.

Gee WIKI" exclaimed the first tramp,
II wish wuz as rich as look"
what yer talkin' about?" demanded
his pal.
Oats straight talk. A Teller down de
road jist told me I looked like 80
eents."-Philadelphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
A Friendly Tip.

Married Man-Not married yet?
Old Chum-NO, I'm not.
Married Man-Now. see here, OLD
boy, times are changing mighty fast
You take my advice and marry, before
women get any more emancipated thar
they are already.-N. Z. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

Automobile Dealer-'..rhis machine we
guarantee can be stopped in three lengths,
going at full speed. Prospective Pur-
chaser" Um-m-m! Which side up!"-
Town and Country.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

In . letter dated January !. 1900, Mf.
Atkinson says, after i've years expe-
rience with Peruns:
~ wiuever continue to speak 1o00
word for Peruna. Ia my rounds - 2
frsvelinx man an walking sdver.
flssmenf for Peruns and have Induced
many people during the past year 70
use Peruns with the most Saflskscf0ry
results. Ism sfiH cured Of catarrh. :
John @. Atkinson,
Box ~. Independence, NO.
When old age comes on, catarrhal dis
eases come also. Systemic catarrh il al
most universal in old people.
This explains why Peruna has become
so indispensable to old people, Pernna
is their safeguard. Peruna Is the only
remedy yet devised that meets these
cases exactly.
Such cases cannot be treated locally;
nothing but an effective systemic REM
edy could cure them. This is exactly
what Peruna is.
II you do not receive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus @.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
Dainty Flavor for Soups.

DANNY ElHVUT 1OT soups.
Celery leaves may be dried to q crisp,
rubbed through fine sieve and used for
flavoring soups. II keep in dry place
they viii retain their favor for long
time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
Friendly to the Last.

Clancy-Oi fought yez said, Grogan,
thot yez wuddin' see me licked whin oil
stharted thot foight?
Grogan-An' it's me wurrud Oikept
Clancy. Whin tn Dutchman got yez
down OF turn me head, an looked tn
dther way.-Butte Inter-Mountain.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
Our Provisions In Boeota.

I have received q number Of In.
quiries lately as to American hams,
-four, petroleum, preserves, pickles, but
ter, ETC., particularly from Mr. Leopoldo
Molina, who is DESTROYS Of starting q
large wholesale and retail grocery store
and wants catalogues, prices and gem
eral information on these and other Sim
liar articles. am informed that he haA
q good standing and is fully able to con-
duct such business on a large scale,
and under ordinary circumstances this
place would certainly support it.
ALBAN e. SNYDER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
BAY window admits Of less con-

X BAY window admits Of less con-
~ ventional treatment in the way
OF hangings than the ordinary
type. IN fact, such q window calls fof.
something different than the rest OF
the apartment, and the woman with
artistic Instincts, II she be wise as
we'll. gives special attention to the
curtains that drape her bay window,
md aims to achieve the most effective
result. OF course. the style of drapery
nust necessarily b regulated by the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

Henry soule, Of Pultney st., Ham
mondsport, N. r, says: "For eight
years suffered constant agony from
kidney complaint. endured the worst
torture from gravel and the kidney
secretions were excessive and COM
tanned sediment like brick dust. had
to get out Of bed from ten to twenty
times q night and the loss Of sleep
wore me out. Indigestion came on and
the distress after eating was terrible.
Doan's Kidney Pills effected q COM
plete and lasting cure, and after the
symptoms Of kidney trouble were gone
my stomach began to work a. It
should. This lasting cure. especially
IN person Of my age, proves the great
value Of Doan's Kidney Pills more
oonvincingly than could any words Of
mine"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold BY all drug
gists; price SO cents per box. or mailed
on receipt Of price by Foster Milburn
CO.. buffalo. N. =. Write for free.
trial.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
CUTICURA OINTMENT
The worlds Greatest Ska Cure and
Sweetest Emollient-Positiv
Il Unrlvallod.

Cuticura Ointment i beyond question
the most successful curative for torturing,
disfguring humors Of the skin and scalp,
including loss Of hair, ever compounded,
il proof Of which single amounting with
it, preceded by a hot bath with Cusicura
Soap, and followed in the severer cases BY
sufficient to afford immediate relief in the
most distressing forms Of itching, burning
and scaly humors, permits rest and sleep,
and points to speedy cure when all else
fails. It is especially 90 in the treatment
Of infants and children, speedily soothing
and healing the most distressing cases.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
JUST SEND 1oc N STAMPS
EIGHT YEARS or TORTURE.

No suffering more
keen than kidney SUI
fering. Sick kidneys
make bad blood: cause
weak, sti6 and aching
backs: cause blind,
sick and dizzy head
aches, lack Of appetite
and loss Of sleep: keep
you all tired out and
spoil digestion.
To have perfect
health, you must cure
the kidneys. Read how
one man was cured by
Doan's i Kidney Pills
after eight years Of
torture.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
what the Native Hunter said

81 What the NaEV6 Hunter SAID.
Stranger Can you shoot very far with
that ancient-looking rifle you have?''
Native-Shoot far? Why, halk the
time we have to put pepper and salt In
the load to keep the game from spilin'
till We get to tn. Q. TtRes-D Demo-
erat,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

thinks he could teach Experiences itself. !"
Town Topics.
The Editor Of the Rural New Yorker,
than whom there is no better Potato
Expert in the country says: "Salzer's
Earliest Potato is the earliest Of SO ear
hest sorts, tried by me, yielding 464 blu.
per acre" Salzer's Early Wisconsin
yielded for the Rural New Yorker 736 bu.
per acre. Now Salzer has heavier yield
ing varieties than above. See Salzer's
catalog.
JUST SEND 10c N STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, and receive lots Of
farm seed samples and their big catalog,
which is brim full Of rare things for the
gardener and farmer, easily worth $1,000
to every wide-awake farmer.
It describes Salzer's Teosinte, yielding
100 900 lbs: per acre, of rich green fodder,
Salzers Victoria Rape. yielding 1000 lbs
Of sheep and hog food per acre, together
with Salzer's New National Oats, which
has record Of 900 bu. per acre in 80
States, 30 also full description Of Alfalfa
Clover, Giant 1ncarnat Clover, Alsike,
Timothy and thousands Of other Fodder
Plants, GRASSES, Wheat, speltz, Barleys,
etc. IL. IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
Electrical Pilot.


River and harbor pilots will be put
out of business entirely If the invention
of Prof r. B. Owens should come into
general use. Prof. Owens Is now pro-
fessor of electrical engineering at Nc
Gill university at Montreal, and the de-
vice referred to above is an electrical
apparatus by which boat may be taken
through narrow channel, without the
least danger of grounding, by an officer
of the boat entirely unacquainted with
the water through which he may be
passing. A properly insulated and pro-
tected cable is laid In the channel to be
followed by the craft. An alternating
current is passed through the cable, and
two telephones on board the vessel are
acted upon by the magnetic influences
of the cable, SO that it is possible to
detect the reflections of the boat with
regard to the position of the cable by
listening at the receivers of the instru-
meuts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23

burlington" "Oh, Puf6ngton! He
thinks he could teach Experiences itself. =
Town Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-23
GERMAN AMERICANA TREATY
Little Prospect of an Agreement on
Commercial Basis Between
the Countries

Mining Councillor Gotheim, a mem
Der of the German parliament, at a
public meeting of the Frankfort assoc
citation for commercial treaties, held
recently. expressed the opinion that
there is little prospect for treaty be-
tween Germany and the United States.
The greatest danger, he thought. is that
the United States will continue. to en-
Joy the privileges accorded to other
countries between 1891 and 1894 should
the new commercial treaties raise the
customs duties for the contracting
countries.
He expressed the opinion that no
country, under the circumstances,
would be ready for new treaties, and
nothing else remains to be done but
to give timely notice to discontinue the
MISREPRESENTATION clause in the
treaty with the United States.
In view of the great hostility OF the
German agrarians against the United
States, it would require all the possible
pressure of commercial circles to avoid,
in the absence of q treaty, tariff war
with that country.
American exports to Germany con-
sist of raw materials and agricultural
machinery, while the German exports
to the United States consist Of manu-
featured goods Of high value. It is
therefore evident who would run the
greatest risk It must also be taken
into consideration that the passenger
traffic across the Atlantic in recent
times has been more and more monop-
olized by Germany, and to the great
German ocean transportation com
States would mean tremendous injury
RICHARD GUENTHER.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
New Band at shinnston.

A new band with twenty members
has been organized at shinnston WITH
Ralph Q. Jarrett as instructor. New
Instruments will be purchased.