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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

Gle revolves about him and each partic-
ular host vies with his neighbor in law
ishing good will and good cheer upon the
lucky stranger that is within their gates.
Straying along the winding paths.
through shadowy, oyerhanging palms,
banana and bread fruit trees, it is with
out a start that one feels soft fingers
creep into his hand and hears cooling
voice bid him Talofa.
Tiny brown elves peep, wide-eyed
from every nook, while scattered amid
the tangled bush, one tiny matched hui,
1T for fairy bower.
None of the squalor of poverty is ever
known among these communists. What
is mine is thine-all have in plenty OF
the good things of the land. Water is the
nearest friend, so dirt and personal un-
cleanliness are practically unknown.
Catching sight of the wanderer the
Inhabitants Of the little community will
call from the huts, waving reckoning
hands and proceeding, If you turn to en-.
ter, to don few more garments, out OF
regard for the peculiar notions that
white people seem to have. With an
arm thrust carelessly through the sleeve
OF mother hubbard, the main portion
of which hangs down behind, a dusky
dove-eyed maiden advances to take your
hand.
AS you stoop to enter the cool. shaded
dwelling. beautifully-woven mats are
thrown on the floor. and upon these YOU
are expected to sit, and pass the compli.
ments Of the day.
The small boy Of the family is dis.
patched to procure cocoanuts from one
Of the groves that sways it's foliage over
the little home. and fresh bananas and
oranges are profered.
The most engaging free dom of manner
possesses all the company. and the size
Of your nose or ears is commented upon
with much ease and good-qatured criti.
cism.
A gold-crowned tooth is the object Of
great interest. and profound astonish-
ment. while rings, chains, watches, etc,
are fingered and admired.
When you are about to take your leave
presents Of all kinds are heaped upon
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
WORKING FOR WIDE TIRES.
Bureau Of Road Inquiry Says Dirt
Roads Are Improved Wonder
fully by Their Use.

The United States bureau OF road in
curry has been making study of the
width of tires prescribed by local and
national authorities in various parts OF
the world. In France every freighting
and market cart, instead of injuring
the highway, improves it. Many Of the
tires are ten inches wide. In the four
wheeled vehicles in that country the
rear axle is IA inches longer than the
fore. and as result the rear wheels run
on line about an inch outside the level
rolled by the front wheel. After few
loaded wagons have passed over road
the highway looks as If a steam road
roller had been at work. Anational law
Germany prescribes that wagons heav-
LIN loaded must have tires not less than
four inches wide. In Austria the mini
mum for similar vehicles is G111 inches;
In Switzerland, six inches
In number Of states in this country
laws have been passed granting rebate
OF highway taxes to citizens who use
on lumber wagons tires not less than
three inches wide. On toll roads in
Kentucky and several other states. farm
ers hauling loads in wide<tired wagons
are entitled to lower rates than those
paid by the owners of narrow-tired
vehicles.
At an experiment station it was DEM
onstrated that it requires 40 per cent.
more power to draw load on wagon
with one and one-half inch tires than
on one with three-inch tire. With a
dynamometer, careful tests were
made with loaded wagons drawn
over bluegrass sward. In wagon
weighing 1000 pounds it was found
that load OF 3,2;S pounds could be
drawn on wide tires with the game force
required to move 1000 pounds en- mar
row tires. Moreover, the wide tires
did rot injure the turf, while the nar.
row ones cut through it. In some parts
OF the country pioneers in the use of
wide tires have had to stand a good
deal OF ridicule. The manifest bene-
fit to roads, however, soon changes pub
lie sentiment.
The president of leading wagon man
ufacturing company states that the de-
mand for wide tires is increasing every
year. Another company in the same line
OF business conducted series of tests,
and was convinced that on very hard
roads the preference, as far as draft is
concerned, is for narrow tires. In the
effect upon the roads, however. wide
tires have the acknowledgements
Midland Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
WHEN SPRAYING ORCHARDS
Have Everything Ready and Then
Conduct the Work Without
the Least Delay.

Success with any method OF treatment
often depends upon adequate and early
preparation, SO that the treatment may
be administered at just the right time.
Writing in Wallaee's Farmer on the
Importance of preparation for success
full spraying, Prof Little says:
Where large orchard Is to be
sprayed, the mixture should be made
up in large quantities, SO that there
will be no delay 1t spraying time. 1t
is somewhat difficult to estimate the
amount of material needed on GER
tain number of trees, but safe basis
of calculation for trees Of moderate
size is so gallons of mixture to 50
trees, or one gallon to each tree. After
an approximate amount required has
been determined upon the mixture
should be prepared. A quantity Of so
gallons is most easily made up, Is .
common barrel will hold this amount.
''Prepare9a stock solution of Bordeaux.
the common MIXTURE, by placing 50
pounds Of copper sulphate in = gunny
sack and suspending it in . barrel
holding so gallons OF water. Cold
water will dissolve it, providing the
Jumps have been crushed; II not. it will
be necessary to use hot water. The
80 pounds Of line should be carefully
Stacked In . large box, and when 1t has
assumed . cresny condition place It
in barrel holding. 50 gallons, and
stir thoroughly. Now you have a stock
solution Of Bordeaux mixture. When
ready to use, STR the contents of both
barrels. Take Ave gallons of the lime
mixture and place it in the spray bar
rel; add Is gallons Of water, then
add i've gallons OF copper sulphate
solution, fiHing the barrel with wa
ter. Stir thoroughly and apply. For
spraying plums and cherries this should
be diluted more, using only four gal
Ions Of each mixture. Never mix the
copper sulphate and lime mixtures to.
eether, but put each In the spray barrel
separately and dilute with water.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
FACE OF A PLANK DAM.

inches of water. Since It was possible
to irrigate my farm from this creek,
provided it was properly damned, !
a plank Gam similar to the
one shown in cut. stones being used on
either side in retaining banks for some
distance back from the dam.
The stills or bed pieces are six by
eight inches by 16 feet long, laid every
three feet to sustain uprights and in
clined timbers. The stones are laid for
several feet back CT incline to prevent
washing Of the sandy soil. Eithe!
timbers or plank floors should be laid
in front to prevent the pitting out Of
the bed of stream, that will eventually
undermine the framework. Such q
dam may be constructed from any
lumber that may be available.-T. A..
Russell, in Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
use Heavy Parchment Paper.

When parchment paper is to be
used in the packing Of butter only the
hest kind and quality should be used.
The cost Is q small matter for any
one package Of butter. and it is NOT
safe to use an inferior quality though
there is much Of auch STUFF on the
roarket. n the battle to secure trade.
low priced articles are always being
NIT IN the market. and this is as true
Of parchment paper rs of anything
e,se. Generally the very thin paper
does not afford the protection that
the butter packer supposes he is get
ting. The very, light paper is some
- Il 80 loosely made that the spores
st mold once in II and abundant OPP
,,ortunity to grow. The cheap paper
nsten proves to be very expensive In
tha end.-Farmers' Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Selecting the Garden Site.

In making selection Of an appropri-
ate situation for garden, one should
be chosen which will receive throughout
the day, but more especially in the morn
inc. the full benefit Of the sun. A gen.
tie slope to the south and east is always
preferable. The close proximity to
large trees should be avoided. as their
ever greedy roots would absorb the nu-
triment which the vegetables require,
and their shade deprive them Of light
and heat. Vegetables can never be
brought to maturity in retired or shady
SPOT. A garden should be as near the
dwelling as possible.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
4 REAL HOSPITALITY
THE GENUINE KIND MAY BE
FOUND IN SOUTH SEAS.
4 Visitor In the Friendly Isles Seems
the Center Of the Universe to
His Host-Elaborate En-
tertainment.

Nukualofa, Friendly 1slands.-It has
become such habit among travellers to
talk of southern hospitality that one
might believe it to be Indigenous to the
soil or an attribute OF sunny skies and
dusky cheeks.
II this were indeed so, then the farther
south We go the more hospitable would
grow the land, till the equator would be
the elimination of this most pleasing
trait, and the Friendly Isles would come
by their name by in order of sequence.
In these lovely isles a visitor is the
center of the universe, the social cir
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
LOOKS FOR NINTH MOON.
Further Search for Saturn's New Sat-
elite Will Be Made by Prof.
Pickering.

The summer vacation CT Prof. Picker
ing, the Harvard astronomer. promises
to be a busy one. In addition to his close
study of the moons craters, he proposes
to search for the ninth satellite of Sa-
turn, the existence of which is we'll estab-
lisked, but which no one has ever yet
been able to see. Professor Pickering
discovered it several years ago in an ex-
animation of the Harvard observatory's
collection of stellar Photographic mega
tives.
From series of these, which thus far
furnish the only evidence of its exist
ence, he has been able to construct ex-
actly the body's orbit. BY means of the
big telescope at Yerkes observatory and
by following his diagrams by which he
can locate exactly the position of the
object on any given night, he hopes to
catch a glimpse Of this ninth moon of
Saturn, which goes circling about the
planet outside of its other attendants.
When he was at Areguipa, Peru, Prof.
Pickering discovered that the satellites
of Jupiter were all apparently egg
shaped. One of these odd moons seemed
to the observers to revolve end over end,
SO that sometimes it presented a round
disk to the eye and at others luminous
broadside. For the purpose of confirmig
his conclusions regarding these interest
ing little moons the Harvard astronomer
will visit the Echo Mountain observa-
tory during the present summer and he
hopes that the favorable atmosphere
conditions of southern California will
enable him to gain much-needed infor-
nation regarding Jupiter and his satei-
Ntes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
manage pons ~ insects.

The extent Of damage done by insects
vhich prey on the agricultural inter-
.sta at the United States is but little
.nnreciated. Twelve bugs. according
- reliable statistics, do an estimated
damage to far1. products Of 1868. oOo,-
of., ner annum. The chinch bug heads
she list. with ,1o0, 900. 900 year;
~rs.shoppers, $s0soe. 600: Hessian fly
- reminder Of tie revolution. since
the mercenaries hired by KING George
brought its eggs over IN the stra" 1or
their horses, 80. OF. 900; cotton worm
and boil worm totton). $25, oOO, 600
aniece; cotton boil weevil. go. 0Oo, 600;
San jose scale. train weevfl. apple
vorm and army worm. $4,000 600
apiece: potato mg, 100000. and
cabbage worm. $5D00. 900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
CONSTRUCTING PLANK DAM
Any Lumber That May Be Available
Around the Farm Can Be
Used for It.

l have a creek of clear spring water
running through my place that tried
for number of years to dam success
fully. Land was so sandy that it was
impossible to build an earth dam that
would stand the pressure of water.
The stream is swift. running at dryes.
time Of summer from eight to II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
ooyernment Harness Dressing.

Government Harness Dressing.
The government harness dressing Is
made as follows: One gallon neatfoot
oil. two pounds Bayberry tallow. two
pounds beeswax, two pounds beef tai
low. Put the above In pan over .
moderate fire. When thoroughly dis
solved add two quarts Of castor oil.
then. while on the fire, stir in one
ounce lampblack. Mix well and strain
through fine cloth to remove sedi-
ment: let cool and you will have a. fine
a dressing for harness or leather OF
any kind as can be had.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

San Diego (Csl.) woman sent some
,,,,tter to the wold's fair which was
..sda IN 1858. Tn butter was placed n
/. -. .nring house inthat year and disap-
~ = the auckland. It was recent
+ recovered and found to Dc 10 : To-
m :. good st4s Of preseTvatsoa-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

There is more to be gained By silo-
ing corn than by SLIDING crops that
have finer stems than can be more
quickly dried. There Is usually great
loss in curing the fodder part Of corn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Arriving at a Verdict.

K,shequa, Pa, Aug. l.-(Special)-1n
this section Of Pennsylvania there is a grow
ing belief that for such Kidney Diseases
Is Rheumatism and Lame Back there is
only one sure cure, and that is Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. This belief grows from such
cases as that of Mrs. M. L. Dawson, of this
place. She tells the story herself as fol-
lows:-
Il have suffered from Rheumatism for
thirty years and find that Dodd's Kidney
Pills have done me more good than any
medicine have ever taken, 1 was also
bothered with Lame Back, and can only
say that my back hasp'. bothered me since
/ took Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Considering that Mrs. Dawson only took
two boxes Of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the re-
suit would be considered wonderful if it
result. daily. Kasheaua is fast arriving ga, at
. verdict that "Dodd' Kidney Pills are the
one sure cure for Rheumatism"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Questioning the Cook.

"Whv did you leave your last
place?" asked the lady Of the house.
We'll. you see." explained the can.
didate for cooks place, Il didn't liks
the family. There was some one SIGH
all the time"
DO you suppose the cooking had
anything to do with t?''-Yonker,
Statesman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
f.; fijl(s''ii;;'155l|l!!'lIf j'it! l'''zae
WlS'Ma:}SlQSpl&
LAWN OR GARDEN ROLLER.
AZ 1orra Is Simple and It Can r.
made Either Of Hardwood
Log or Cement.

TOT the simplest form, saw the roller
..Sm q hardwood log, as nearly round
may oe. Lay out the centsrs and
.. poFe stsaight five or six inches deem;
Ine frame is two-by-two-inch hard
. 1000, and may be mortised or halved
.oseene. and fastened by one-fourth-
.ncn ooits Handle bar is bolted in the
same manner, and seven-eighths-inch
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is certain cure foa
cot, sweating, callus, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold ay all Druggists. Price Csc. Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen s. Oimsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. Dr.. Kline, 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. a. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. Tire greatest dropsy
specialists in the world Read their aGver-
tisement in another column Of this paper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

The lgorrotes at st. LOUIS say that
boiled dog tastes much like sweet pdta-
toes. However, there are times when We
are strictly vegetarian. = Kansas City
journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

The up-to-date dairyman knows what
each COW is giving in the way Of produc-
Ing milk and butter fat, and also what y
costs 70 kesp end feed haR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Got II Good.

Downward Stocks-Did yer hear vbout
Tired latter. gettin an automobile?
Parkbench Pope-No. How did Tatters
ever get an automobile?
HE didn't dodge quick enough an got
it in de neck."-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
As cough cure.-J. W. OBrlen, so Third
Ave-. n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

A Connecticut woman has Just got rid Of
for 43 years. People can't be too careful
where they plant garden stuff: think of hsv-
ing to wait 43 years for . .crop!-Boston
Globe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

When We make poor guess we realize
that to err is human; but when We make
a good one we are convinced that foresight
is matter Of intellectual superiority
Puck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
thoughtful, Indeed.

ivan Slick is very thoughtful" ~5
GLOW go"
"Why, he has arranged an automatic
atomizer on his auto which sprinkles per-
fume along the street and overcomes the
Dealer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA


Full courses in Languages. Sciences, Ensiness.
ing, Law, Medicine. Splendid department for
women in Newcomb College. Tulane makes
leaders In all vocations. Its facilities for In
struction in Engineering are Unsurpassed. I'm
excelled opportunities fos the Study Of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board and accom-.
mediation in fine dormitories ut low rates. Op
portunities afforded academic students for self
help. NEXT SESSION BsoINs OcroBsn lsT. SEnn
yoR CATALOGUE AND ILLUSTRATED C:acULAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
THE CIPHER WAS toe MUCH
Telegraph Operator Thought the Mes
sage Was Too Much Twisted
to Save.

While secretary Hay was in the country
one summer, an important piece * on lal
business was pending, and he arranged With
Warrington that any news that might ar
rive about the matter should be teleglaE he'd
to him in cipner.
Day after day he waited, says lie New
York Tribune, but NO telegram came. One
morning, happening to 50 to the lonely
little telegraph Office, he said to the op-
orator:
Il suppose you have received no dis
why, yes, sir" the operator replied,
"tbere was dispatch for you the other
day, but it was all twisted and confused.
I couldn't make head or tail of it, SO I
didn't think il was any Use to send it up to
vou~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

Burning the ledgers will MOI balance the
hooks.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Big Rooms-Big Msals-small Cost

Notwithstanding malicious reports to the
contrary, the lnslde Inn, at the Worlds
Fair, St. Louis, has thoroughly sustained
the high reputation Of Mr.. E. NJ Statier,
its Manager, for giving trst-class accommo-
dations at reasonable rates.
Thanks to its enormous size and won
derful equipment, it has been enabled to
properly care for the enormous crowds
which have sought its hospitality, without
overcrvwding or discomfort.
Standing, as it does, upon an eminence,
and SUI rounded by beautiful natural for.
est, it has enjoyed the popular verdict Of
being the coolest and most delightful spot
in all ST. Louis.
The extraordinary convenience Of being
right inside the Grounds and thereby saw
ing all misrepresentation journeys has been
appreciated by every guest, and the man
agement have won high praise for their
successful efforts in catering to the com;
fort, safety and enjoyment Of each and
every visitor. The rates, which are very
reasonable, range from 81. so to So per day
European, and from $500 to $500 Amer
can Plan.
A postal addressed to the Inside Inn:
Worlds Fair Grounds, St. Louis, will
bring interesting details regarding res
Arvatiou. etc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Good Enough Scotchman.

Andrew Carnegie told this story lately:
A Scotchman and an Englishman went to
see Douglas" and after Norval's great
speech the Scotch man asked his companion:
What do ,ye think of your Willie Shakes
WELL" was the answer, you have
aa4S 1ap d mee9 . SePeef ots
suppose you'll be claiming Shakespeare -
Scotch"
"Well," said the Scot, "ye'll allow there's
. prima facie case for that; yell allow ne
had intellect ugh!"-Pniladelphia Pub
lie Ledger. ,ss4
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-07
= 49, I"@ n ra.t"s ~ a'@ ~ ~
scar AMONG CATTLE.
live Stock Industry Receiving Z s.
s.l- vara Setback. .s',az tfgg IA

i've Stock Industry Receiving 81
we're Setback. .I.
The live stock industry in the west
srn part Of the state is receiving Sc
1ere setback because of the prevalence
| IL scab among cattle. DR.. r. H. Treacy,
state veterinarian for this district. re-
sorts many cases. He says the disease
aas caused more deaths among cattle
| n the past year or so than blackleg,
Ind in one instance he says he ran
tcross a band of seventy or eighty
lead Of cattle last spring, all dead OF
Scab. , LIE.
The disease is similar to mango in
logs, the parasite in all animals being
similar, but, except in the case OF q
:!ew animals, the parasite of one AMI
nal VIII not live on another. They
are extremely tenacious OF life, and
ocal applications and what are known
Is cold dips" prove Of little avail. In
:ected cattle become restless and the
itching sensation causes them tosstru8-
sle furiously in their efforts to relieve
themselves. AS the disease progresses
The skin becomes thicker, the animals
become listless and stupid, and at
yength lie down and die. Unless meas.
ures are taken to relieve ther0, DR..
Treacy predicts large cattle loss in
the western part Of the state during
The present winter.
General dipping of the cattle with
IL antiseptic solution in which sulphur
S the chief component element is the
only means of eradicating the disease.
Smearing with sulphur and paraft1ne
oil affords temporary relief, sometimes
Tor weeks or months. The disadvan-
tage of combating the disease at the
present time lies in the fact that dip
ping the cattle in cold weather is like
y to result in many deaths from pneu-
nonia.
A dipping tank that will dip from
500 to 400 head of cattle day costs
about $500. It is necessary to have
steam to heat the water in the tank,
Is the hot dip Is the only sure method
Of killing the parasites. Two clippings
are necessary, the second at the end
IF the period of incubation Of the para
site egg.
Some Of the cattlemen in the west
ern part Of the state have erected i'm
mense dipping tanks, so constructed
that the animal is driven up chute,
then dropped through a trap into the
liquid. BY dipping their cattle and
guarding the ranges against stray cat
ile, many OF the cattlemen hope to
Keep the disease out of their herds.
The state will take some action to-
ward the enforcement OF quarantine
methods. The best method of hanl.ing
The disease is being considered by the
authorities.