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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
Killing Mustard in Fields.

We have been spraying our fields
with solution Of ten pounds Of blue
stone "copper" sulphAxe) to 40 gallons
OF water. It>destroys the mustard and
We cannot detect any injury to the pea
vines. We spray the fields as soon as
the mustard gets two to four inches
high. We use. about 40 gallons OF the
mixture to the acre and apply it with
regular spraying machine. This can
be done equally well on oat and wheat
fields when mustard prevents a good
growth of wheat and oats.-Winters 4
Prophet, in Orange Jrad Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
In the Spring.

Lowndes, Mo-, April 4th.-Mrs. Il. C.
HaaTty, Of this place, says:
Every spring would get SO low that /
was unable. to do my own work.
seemed to be worse in the spring than
any, any other time Of the year. was very
weak and miserable and had much pain
in my back and head. I saw Dodd's KID.
ney Pills advertised last spring and be.
gan treatment of them and they have
thing l have ever used. 1 ''n "nS'
was all right last spring and felt bet.
t ts.,, than l haye for over ten years. I am
nifty years of age and am stronger to.
day than I have been for many Years and
l give Dodd's Kidney Pills credit for the
wonderful improvement"
on me e statement Of Mrs. Harry is only
ney Pills have proven themselves to be
the very best spring medicine. They
are unsurpassed as tonic and are the
lies. - AsAa-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
DETAILS OF LITTLE SAMPSON.

mark the entire length in 11h-inch
spaces, or just the width of the square
blade. Now provide yourself with q
1h-inch bit, and bore straight through
at every other junction of sectional
lines; this being finished, we will start
on the other line and bore on the cross
lines we skipped before, thus leaving
the holes at an angle, as shown in cut
There should be 20 holes in each row.
The next will be two steel pins, (c)
measuring II inches long and inch in
diameter. They should be slightly
pointed at one end and flattened at the
other as shown in No. 3. E
For No. 2, the main iron should be
y inch thick and inches wide and "a
inches long; inches wide from point
and extending back 8 inches, where It
should be made just inches wide. On
the lower edge at is shown two pin
saddles, which should be just AZ
inches from center to center. Upper
hole for clevis pin is ~ inches back
of front saddle. Clevis is made Of n
inch and pin of h-inch best IRON.
Clevis is 8 inches long. Main hook is
n inches long and is made Of steel "
inch thick by ~ inches wide, and
point should be literally reinforced.
We are now ready for the lever
This is made of 3x3 stuff and is feet
long. Measure off 2 feet and COM
mence tapering and rounding the re-
maing S feet, leaving small end 2
inches in diameter. Now cut mortisc
in square end y inch wide, and hack
16 inches. Around square end place
snug-f1tting collar (a), made of iron Ax
inch. Now drive large iron in mortisc
and bolt, as shown in No. 2. In No. /,
c shows pins properly set for work.
Our machine is now finished. All of
the wood used in it should be of the
toughest kind procurable. Mine is
made of rock elm. The machine works
equally well in pulling stumps.-Or-
ange Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
WHEAT BREEDING HIS FAD.
Interesting Tests Conducted by ]. N.
Harper Of the Kentucky Ex-
pertinent Station.

An. experiment which, If it proves {
success, will be of the greatest value t.
the whole United States, is now beinf
conducted at the Kentucky experiment,
station. J. N. Harper, of the station, Ii
using in the raising of wheat the same
principle that is applied in breeding and
improving horses and cattle. and talks
Interestingly of his experiment.
s'The successful cattle breeder" said
Mr.. Harper, selects his individuals with
the greatest care, taking into considers
ton many points. From those produced
he again selects with equal care the best
individuals, mating them, and so on ad
infinitum, producing with each genera
ton better individual, until the per-
feet animal is the result. The same rule
applies to the breeding of horses, sheep
and hogs, and it is this sule that am en-
a asavorine to apply in r. growing OF
AFTER the most careful chemical an
alysis and examination under the micro
scope have discovered the best variety
OF wheat and the variety richest in pro-
TEN. have also examined the wheat
under the microscope and photographed
cross sections Of the grain"
II will select the individual grains and
plant them. Next year will select from
the grains produced the finest specimens
and on the following year will plant
them. In this way hope after several
years to produce very fine quality OF
wheat.
II also hope to produce grade OF
wheat which will not degenerate. We
get our supply Of seed wheat from the
western states. In q few years it degen-
crates and we are compelled to secure
new stock. I'hope to produce not only
splendid quality of wheat, but one that
will not degenerate and which under
proper care will constantly improve"
The experiment is In its infancy and
several years will be required to deter
mine what it's value will be. Other ex-
periments have been made with wheat,
but with methods different from that
which Mr.. Harper is following. Should
the effort prove all that is hoped for 1t,
It will be of the greatest value to the
agricultural word.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07

parasol further ornamented with bows
OF ribbon tied on whatever fancy indi-
Gates. To make the best foundation the
parasol should have a hooked handle
by which it can be hung, but should
such not be obtainable, a ribbon loop
can be attached to a handle of any
sort.
Handkerchiefs seem ever to be serv-
ing some new use. One of the latest is
the making of dainty bags for fancy
work and the like. A particularly
pretty bag of this sort requires two
handkerchiefs, the size used by men,
or small muff1ers. They should be of
fine linen. The upper handkerchief.
embroidered with a border of forget
me-nots within the hem, is cut at the
center to form circular opening, the
edge of which is faced to form a cas-
ing, in which is inserted an ordinary
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
Imnrovissd Clothes Closet.

AS my sleeping room had no clothes
closet, obtained board IL inches
wide and four feet long. This was fas-
tened securely to the wall by means of
brackets, just high enough for me to
reach conveniently. Into the board
screwed about two dozen hooks-the
kind made to fasten into the under side
of shelves. This made ample room for
the clothes that were needed most, and
has an advantage over hooks put up
against the wall, in that the elotha. do
not crush nearly so badly. Some pretty
curtains reaching from the shelf to the
floor were used to draDe the closet
Woman's Home Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
DROWNING A QUICK DEATH,
Even Expert Divers Cannot Remain
Under Water More Than Two
Minutes at Time.

The story frequently repeated abou,
professional divers who have been able
to remain under water for over two
minutes is silly, DR.. Joseph Boehm
says, according to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. No one can remain under
water that long without drowning,
whether they are trained divers or not.
At Navarino, where the sponge divers
are reported to be able to remain un-
der water three and four minutes, tests
were. made recently and resulted con-
clusively proving that none of them
remained down longer than a minute
and a half. Ninety seconds seems a
long time to the watcher on shore, and
it is about the limit of a divers en-
durance under water. At Ceylon,
where time tests were also made
among the famous pearl divers, it was
ascertained that few OF them remained
below the surface as long as a minute
and other tests made on the Red sea
among the Arabs proved that min
ute and a quarter was the longest they
could endure without fresh breath.
years ago diver, trained diver, one
of the best on the coast, renowned for
his endurance, went down and was
pulled up slowly when he gave the sig
nal that he was under water about
two minutes and five seconds. He was
drawn out of the water insensible.
with blood flowing from his nose and
ears, and it was only after long and ar
duous work that his recovery from the
effects of that two minute stay under
water was assured. Drowning is q
quick death. Even though the water
is kept out Of the lungs, insensibility
will ensue in one minute. and complete
in two. The stories
Of people who have been in the water
five minutes being resuscitated are
generally mistakes or untrue A man
could not be in the water five minutes
coming to the surface several
lines, and be restored ia life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
NOT a vEsTlcE.
Aotnlng In Sight, But Much Had Gone
tho Way CT Extravagant
Living.

-, a notorious character who had rim
peranse had la oes.s fortune m through intern
regarding supposed ailment in his t doe.or
a. Inc specialist made the usual exam;n;..
Ton with the laryngoscope, but failed r.
..,- Don 1T you seen anything down there,"
ssaea me patient, pointing to his throat.
the NdT oatarg' absolutely nothing" replied
Immensely relieved, the spendtbr;f+ :.
wag IN his way, gasped out:
Noth1ng down there-nothinc? VIM
doctor, I've swallowed six houses IN ny.
~ oime e;,, Ism t there as much as half brick
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
BALD HEADS COVERED
with Luxurfant Hair, and scaly
scalps Cleansed and Pufined
by Cuticura soap

Assisted by dressings Of Cuticura, the
great s ss11 cure This treatment at once
and dandruf, destroys hair parasites
soothes irritated, itching surfaces. stinn,,''
lates the hair follicles, 1oosens the scaln
SKIN. supplies the roots with energy and
nourishment, and makes the hair erow
upon a, sweet wee wholesome, healthy scalp,
internal treatment for every hurnor' from
pimples to scrofula, from infancy to ace.
consisting of Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Pills, price $l.O0. A single set Is often SUI
6cent to cure. ~->
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
a1oravian barley and s,.,+..

Moravian Barley and Spells,
two great cereals, makes growing and
Mont, Ida, Colo, yes everywhere, and
add to above Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass.
Teosinte, which produces so tons of green
fodder per acre, Salzer's Earliest Cane,
Salzer's 60 Day Oats and hundred Of
other rare farm seeds that they offer.
JUST cuT THIS OUT AND RETURN IT
with 10c in stamps to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and get their
big catalog and lots Of farm seed sam.
pies. [k. IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07

10 cure an 0ch
ing back,
The pains Of
rheumatism,
The tired out
feelings,
You must reach
the spot-get at the
cause.
In most cases tits
the kidneys.
Doan's Kidn ey
Pills are for the
kidneys.
Charles Dierbach,
stone contractor,
livingat 1925 Chest
nut g. E,.so pa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
WATER DISH FOR CHICKS.

WATER DISH FOR CHICKS,
wood plank two inches thick, four inches
wide. and eight inches long. A three
inch hole is bored nearly through. This
fountain cannot be tipped over, nor can
the little chicks get into it.-Ethar
Brooks. in Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07

Iess Nv their engagement is off,"
J JessmIhe III, idea! It was only announced
Kes.eroay. What did they quarrel about?'
thy of the other."-Philadelph Pres.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07

Up. Against It.-'Russia will fight till
che skies fall" "Oh, well, good many of
the skies, and also the -viches' and
the ,-skoffs. have already fallen.'"-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07

Read Browns last novel YETI" mo;
just convalescing from his tirst!'-At-
1anta Constitution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
SAFE LITTLE WATER DISH,
It Cannot Be Tipped Over, Nor Can
the Lively Little Chicks Be
\ V Drowned in It.

A useful drinking fountain for young
chicks is shown In the accompanying
illustration. This is made of a hard
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
Strong and Vigorous at the Age Of
Eiuhty-eiQht.

Rev. j. n. Parker, Utica, N. Y, writes:
elm June, 1901, I lost my sense of hear
ing entirely. My hearing had been
somewhat impaired for several years,
but notso much affected but that could
hold converse with my friends; but in
juno, 1901, my. sense of hearing left me
so that could hear no sound whatever.
was also troubled with rheumaticpa pains
in my limbs. I commenced taking Pc
runa and now my hearing is restored as
good as it was prior to June, 1901. NY
rheumatic pains are all gone. cannot
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07

The spring the bost time to treat catah Nature
self every SPRING The system spring weather
This renders medicines effective short of Peruna
aI air of spring. will stubborn
resisted Everybody should
Dr. Harans latest book catah Address The
Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus Ohio
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07

speak too highly Of Peruna, and now
when So years old can say it has invigor'
ated my whole system. cannot but
think, dear Doctor, that yon must feel
very thankful to the all loving Father
that you have been permitted to live,
and by your skill be such blessing as
you have been to suffering humanity"
Rev. J. n, Parker.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
Pe-ru-na is q Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted tothe De-
Clining Powers of Old AGE.

In old age the mucous membranes be.
come thicliened and partly lose their
function.
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste, as well as digestive dis
turbances.
Peruna corrects all this by it's specific
operation On all the mucous membranes
of the body.
One bottle will convince anyone. Once
used and Peruna becomes lifelong
standby with old and young.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
A Bishops Letter.

T. Il. Lomax, d. D.. Bishop and Dist.
A. NJ. E. Z of Charlotte, N. c., writes:
II recommend your Peruna to all who
want strengthening tonic and very
effective remedy for all catarrhal COM
plaints."-T. III. Lomax.
Ifyou do not receive prompt and sab
isfactory results from the use of Perunn,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, 81 wing
full statement ct your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ae-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-05-07
REACH THE SPOT.

TO cure an ach
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11
Why Is IL.

ut is all well enough" said Uncle
Joseph. as he put down the book, "bu.
il isn't true"
why not?" | asked.
Because the author makes him pro.
pose 10 the heroine in a crowded thea
ter. Now, woman doesn't want to
be proposed to in such a place. she
wants a quiet spot. where she can
weep a little. Story-writers should
take this into consideration"
"Pshaw!" said |.
When a woman accepts a man Cor
good and all. she likes to put her head
on his shoulder and cry" said Unclo
Joseph. Il do not know why it is. but
they all do it,"
do they?"
Didn't your wife when she accepted
your" he dSmanded.
We'll, yes, believe she did"
They all do" said Uncle Joseph.
They like IL; ii somehow comforts
EN-"
But why?" said I.
ASK the women" said Uncle Joseph.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11
OLD HOME WEEK.

To The Ola home farm returning
Mid tne sunsets lights and sioomE.
j Kiss tho faces that knew M.
ana turn 90 the vacant rooms
The scenes of ms lnng-sone childhood
The doors that open recall.
1hc blossoming windows ~ sumrcr.
The frui'-laden orchards OF fall
The OLD flower beds meath the windows
Are sw "a AS in other years.
A. beautruur the Jtasamiue fingers.
As fragrant the sweet brier appears.
The light purple wings az the swallows
are scmmed in the sunset az then.
AID sun seeks the fairy like hollows
or the yellow gcurd-houses. the wren.
] go 10 a tensntlcss chamber.
The moon sllmmers over the caves
And light. a. in years long vanished.
In the !atticed window leaves.
And. in fancy. nights vlcwless angel
Goes by with a muiiled tread.
A. l gaze with an answerless longing
on the hviC ones empty bed.
There We're little blue eyes that forever
Have vanished from my sight.
heart ~ affection that never
VIII thrOb on my own with delight.
] shall never again knccl beside him.
shall pray in the silence instead:
u
Where the green myrtles cover his bed.
NY hand-in-hand companion
That the years will never restore.
The LITTLE lost hand meath the moses
VIII lock In my fingers no more,
A. the moonlight all white s the pillow
Where rested a curl-circled head;
And the April winds sigh through the
willow
That waves Ger the little ones bed.
Oh dear little lips that no longer
In love Will be lifted TO mine,
Oh dear Itle arms that grew stronger.
Ny neck I'm their ring 10 entwinei
Each place, gentle heart. where l loved
thee.
Is sprinkled with tears I have shed.
And the glow 81 lost years Of affection
Comes back as ! gaze on thy bed.
think OF the gardens immortal.
And | seem IN a vision 10 see
A little hand open the portal
That life has long hidden from me
St.l they bloom. the old flowers meath
the window.
And | say. can ny darling be dead?-'
or do I behold but the pillow
Whore bright angel rested and fed7
-Hezekiah Buttcrworth In Springfield
tMass) Republican.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11

In 1875 1t was communicated to the
British government thai the Kbedive
Ismail Pasha. being in desperate need
OF money. wac willing &c sell his 49,
COZ shares of stock in the Susz Canal
company At fair price. Disrse'. was
then premier and he dlcut hesitate
minute. England paid $4,000 GOO for
the khedive's holdings. or at the rate
OF s1l3.6O per share. Since then the
dividends on its purchase have ag-
gregated s2i.0OO,000 and to-day the
shares are selling at 800 each. This
shows a profit on the transaction OF
sos, 100000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11

OF the S,437.202 people in New York.
says the Sun, in 1900, only about one
iifth were whites of native birth and pa
rentage. and on the Island of Manhat-
tan only about one-sixth. OF the re-
mainder' the natives Of England spe-
cihcally and their American-born chill
dren were not more than six per cent.
Even add all those OF Scotch, Welsh and
English Canadian birth or parentage.
and the total is not ten per cent. More
over. of the 737,f77 white inhabitants
OF native birth and parentage. IL is safe
to say that the majority are OF other
than English stock.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11
BYRON W. HOLT

Roosevelt was unpopular in New
York before he was made vice presi-
dent. and il cannot be pleaded that
Wall street had anything TO do then
with his unpopularity. II is not an APP
probable factor in the opposition to
him that exists in his own state now.
but factional fight. intensified by
Roosevelt's tactlessness. that is Ikely
to div me republican forces this
year Nashville News
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11
keturah'S
Band.

BY Ernest Gilmore.


~ ETURAH was the only girl In
IL our family. but there were
enough boys TO set one crazy, so grand
father used to say, and I'm afraid we
made him nearly SO more than once.
In our case 1t meant a round half
dozen. There were Abraham. Isaac
and Jacob. Moses David and Jonathan.
I'm David. and Jonathan is my twin
brother, waiting for me in the Eternal
CITY l wish | could see him now and
all the rest. they're all there-every
one" and he gave long sigh.
They're all where"
In the Eternal City"
And don't you want them there?"
He laughed softly.
Why. yes. Of course" he said. see
Ing they had 10 go. I'm glad they're
there. but ! get very homesick TO see
them sometimes. But never mind: |
didn't start 10 tell you about such
things. | began to tell you about
keiurah We were all born in Vir-
ginia. When Keturah was only IL
years old We moved out Jonathan and
/ were ~. Moses was Q. Abraham Z.
Isaac and Jacob a sturdy. mischiev-
Gus little fellow Of about 3. Besides
Us there were father mother and
grandfather and our hired man. Cyrus
Dunkirk
1T took a stout heart as well as
stout body 70 go west in those days
One couldn't pack ones grip and jump
m IN. cars and roach ,-as- ,lor.fr..s,,,
before there was a chance TO be weary.
We went in two great covered wagons,
which were house and home 10 us for
many tiresOme day. Father drove
one and Cyrus the other. Oh. I'll never
forget how We used TO pity our horses.
although father never spoke a cross
word To them. | never but once heard
Cyrus speak cross to them. and then
he cut his team sharply. II was a
sermon on the treatment OF dumb ami
mals--what father said and did He
looked rebukingly at Cyrus. saying:
How would you like 10 be ours ed at
and cut with the whip LASH L
wouldn't stand IT, Cyrus answered,
doggedly oh. you wouldn't?' said
4AAhNAs NfAis - = wv bil .Ou
the helpless dumb animals stand what
you wouldn't That's all father said,
but he pattcd the horses. put his face
against their heads and gave each OF
them a slice Of bread and butter, al
though our stock was getting low
Cyrus didn' say he was ashamed, but
he was. Jonathan and ! saw him give
the horses each all apple on the sly,
and when the twilight came on. end
he thought no one was looking. he put
his arm first around Jacks and then
ABOUND Ted's neck.
"'yss's asking them TO forgive him.
| whispered TO Jonathan. and then as
the horses bowed their heads and
neighed, Jonathan whispered back.
They've forgiven Cyrus You see
those poor horses had TO climb hills
and mountains and make a path for
themselves through tangled and often
unbroken wildwood Poor. dear. faith
ful horses' We often slipped TO rest
them In some cool glen. or by some
clear. running brook. and when night
came on father looked after their COM
fort as carefully as he did after our
own. We were all glad 20 rest at
lght When the sun set behind tho |
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11

After eating I went out and watched
the Eskimo boys at play. Oss youth.
fastening a piece OF bark to a harpoon,
raised 1t above his head. This was
target. Another boy withdrew some
distance. balanced his harpoon, and
with splendid aim sent 1t through the
bark. took part in the sport, my
clumsiness causing the greatest amuse-
ment The harpoon is as necessary to
the Eskimo as the pocket knife to a
schoolboy in civilization Throwing
the weapon is their play. They are
ever practicing. so that whvn they
reach manhood they are perfect hunt
erA-W orld's Work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11

The trust makes big profits. the
foreign consumer buys American goods
al a low figure and the American peo-
pie foot the bill All of which goes 10
show that there is a very intimate con-
nection be10 cen the trust and protec-
ton by indianapolis Sentinel.
There will be not democratic
reorganization bus a democratic re-
union: not a triumph of any faction,
but an obliteration OF factions. a weld
ing together of all the parts in a COM
pact and unified whole, actuated by
common purpose, and a common hope
of victory Albany Argus.
A beautiful object lesson in the
tariff for the American people is in the
contract OF a steel mill in the United
States to deliver at Montreal 10000
tons of rams for the Canadian Pacific
railway at s2l25 a ton. This. allow
ing for cost OF delivery, is SIS ton
less than the cost to American Dur-
chasers of steel rails a. the mill. The
contract price to the Canadian Pacific
railway left a margin OF fair profit for
the manufacturers and all that ie
above this price is an Ubiquitous extp.-
ton upon American consumers when
can be practiced only under cover OF a
exorbitant tarin -Phiia-
GTlphia Record