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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

where It widens out into a deep shape
This kind of. sleeve is now made all q
mass of tucks. At the wrist it is sid
plated into a wide bapdeof goods.
which is covered with q cuff of lace.
which is finished with a big chou Of
ribbon, or rosette of cloth.
Then there is the delightful old
sleeve which is shirred very full into
the arm hole. It falls limp and baggy
to the wrist, where 1t is trimmed with
no less than six ruff1es. each one
bordered with. narrow lace. These ruff
fles reach almost to the elbow and the
effect is decidedly quaint.
The umbrella sleeve is lovely and IL
best described by its name. II it could
be Gifted" it would form very nice
parasol cover. As it is it is gathered
into the arm hole and falls in many
points around the hand. Underneath
there is lingerie cut over which the
points make q very nice trimming.
There Is the bag sleeve, which ie
very much liked, and which can be en-
ployed upon many gowns. It is suit
able for all materials from sprigged
lawn to broadcloth. This sleeve has
its fullest part underneath. It is gath
cred into band Of embroidery just
below the elbow. And, from this band
Of embroidery, there falls q flounce OF
the dress goods, arranged in such q
way as to cover the knuckles.
The cape sleeve is one that is also
worn. This Is gathered into the arm
hole and falls mostly at the back
There is an underneath sleeve OF thin
ner stun. This sleeve Is designed foI
piazza gowns
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
Poultryman e Independent.

With all our modern facilities and
conveniences, the poultryman Il
among the most envied Of all men.
You may find him on five acres of the
poorest, most billy and unpromising
soil in the remotest part Of the state,
and when you do you will wonder how
It il possible for him to make living,
but II you will open your eyes the
chances are that you will find rural
route mail box by the roadside near
his home, then, II you will open your
ears you will hear. q call over q tele-
phone line, and in a little while you
will hear such cackling among the
chickens as to convince you that you
have found one cottager who needs
none Of your sympathy Inland Pou!-
try journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
DETAILS OF THE COOP.

Of the coop, and are placed far enough
from the front and the back to- fit inside
the coop. The cracks are battened.
The floor (d) is made to slip IN at the
back like a drawer This coop is very
easily summed and cleaned on account
of the removable floor and roof. The
eight-inch board at the top in front has
holes bored in for ventilation. A wood
en- button on top board and a two-inch
strip at the bottom holds on the frame
of wire screen which is used stormy
days when the chicks are too young to
run out, and on warm nights. At 9TH
er times . Slated wooden front (b) is
used.
Imake this coop in two sizes a single
coop 20 inches square, "a inches high
in front and is inches in the back, and a
double coop is 80 inches long and "a
inches wide. A removable lath parti-
ton (c) divides it.-Orange Judd
Farmer. 9ess So
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

THE sleeves not alone tell the vint-
age of the gown, but give the
distinctive touch in nine cases out
of ten as Dame Fashion rules In these
days. Sleeves just now differ enough
in style to suit the most changeable
representative of the fair sex, the only
point Of resemblance being a certain
degree of shoulder slope. This variety
is most welcome, for it enables q
woman to select different type Of
sleeves for almost every kind OF gown
or waist, and at the same time secure
something new and suitable. In the
accompanying group, which we take
from Brooklyn Eagle, are seen five ia
vorite models, In which the principal
points OF the seasons sleeves are noted.
First Is the new inverted gigot
sleeve, shaped entirely to the wrist by
means Of the seams, and minus any
added cuff. Another is pretty exam
& pie of the Stuart sleeve, edged either
with lace or hemstitched lawn frills. A
third shows a popular elbow sleeve.
decorated with rows of narrow ribbon,
and edged with = handkerchief cuff.
The fourth design Is Partisan and semi
loose. It is gagged to the armhole and
round the upper arm, falling loose till
II reaches the wide gauntlet cuff. The
last style, suited to an evening frock
or tea gown, is formed OF deep pouf
edged with accordion plating.
Among other new sleeves can be
counted at least half dozen that arc
distinctive in style: There is the
sleeve which is shaped like crook
neck squash. It is long and tapering
until it reaches the main portion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until Too stih to Bend Over.

. when I drank coffee often had sick
much Of the time but about 2 years
ago went to visit friend and got
in the habit Of drinking Postum.
81 have never touched coffee since
and the result has been that have
been entirely cured Of all my stomach
and nervous trouble.
my mother was just the same way.
we all drink Postum now and have
never had any coffee in the house for
2 years and we are all well.
80 neighbor Of mine, great coffee
drinker, was troubled with pains in her
side for years and was an invalid. She
was not able to do her work. and could
not even mend clothes or do anything
at all where she would have to bend
forward. II she tried to do little
hard work she would get such pains
that she would have to lie down for
the rest Of the day.
II persuaded her at last to stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
Coffee and she did so and she has used
Postum ever since; the result has
been that she can now do her work.
can sit for whole day and mend and
can sew on the machine and she never
feels the least bit Of pain in her side
In fact she has got well and 1t shows
coffee was the cause OF the whole
trouble.
II could also tell you about several
other neighbors who have been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
In. its place. Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book. 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

kidney trouble, butt have suffered my
self. at one time thought / could not
live. My back ached. there were IRE,
ouent headaches and dizzy spells, and
the kidney secretions were disordersd'
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me from the
first. and soon relieved me entirely OF all
the distressing and piinful symptoms"
FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Brown viii
be mailed on application to any part OF
the, United States. Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
BY all druggists; price so cents per box.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
Soil Affects Horses, Feet.

The percentage of cases of badly
shaped feet is much smaller among
horses reared on dry, firm soil than it
is among those bred on soft, marshy
land. Horses bred in hilly districts gem
orally possess comparatively upright
and small but very strong and tough
feet, while the hoofs Of horses reared on
marshy or low-lying land are usually
big. fiat and soft, While different indi-
viduals undoubtedly vary on the same
soil, damp soil generally causes the pro-
duction Of soft, spongy horn In the feet
Of young horses, while dryness favors
the growth Of tough. close,textured
horn. There is much less danger Of the
feet becoming overgrown and badly
shaped on high, dry land. On otheriand
the feet should be watched very care
fully and trimmed and Strengthened
when necessary.-Prairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
THE IRRIGATION PROBLEM.
Experience Proves That It Should Be
Studied with Care in All Parts
Of the Country.

+ We have usually considered till very
recent years that it paid to irrigate land
only in those countries in which the
rainfall was insufficient to supply the
crops with the needed moisture. But it
is being learned that irrigation pays
even in lands where the rainfall is suf-
f1cient in most years. Illinois has an an
nual precipitation of about IS inches
and Italy an annual precipitation Of
about 40 inches. Few farmers in Illi-
nois would think it profitable to irrigate,
yet in Italy many thousands of farmers
are irrigating and consider it money
well spent, as crop insurance. The
leading crops in the irrigated regions
are corn, wheat and oats. Mulberry
trees are also irrigated, and the irriga-:
ton Increases the yield Of the mulberry
leaves about one third. The farmers
there declare that irrigation enables
them to grow crop Of corn after the.
wheat, and to increase the yield of al
falfa and cloyer100 per cent. y
Most of the irrigation work there IS
organized on thecooperative basis. The
largest of these cooperative associations
has IA 600 members and controls tie ir-
rigation of 123,500 acres of land. The
system under the control of this asso-
citation comprises 1000 miles of canals
and bitches. The main society is divid,
ed into 40 subordinate societies, each Of
which elects a member to general as
sembly which directs the policy of the
association. The farmers there par
about SIX dollars per year for the water
ing of each acre. Under such condi-
ton, crop failure Is impossible
Farmers Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
11lal@uDUp.' IN
Gf3k>,,.,!.a;}SQlIHyGS
HOW TO CATCH MICE.
Here Is a Trap Which Has Stood the
Test Of Forty Years on an
Ohio Farm.

OF course we have cat and q dog.
but they cannot. always get at the mice
whenever and wherever they wish. The
corncrib, the smokehouse and the eel
lar are places where we cannot leave Z
cat or a dog for any length Of time.
Therefore we must use traps.
There are several kinds of traps
manufactured Of more or less efficiency
of which we have used only one kind
the round wooden trap with holes in
the sides and the choker arrangement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

They are, to certain extent, fairly ef-
ficient. but last only a short time. as
the wire springs rust easily. The best
thing we have in the way of traps is a
homemade continuance which has been
in use for about 40 years, and which
has caught its thousands of mice. Aft
er so many years of use, the trap is
somewhat the worse for wear and has
been repaired many times and also
shows the marks of many mice's teeth.
Fig. is front view of the COM
pleted trap. Fig. shows side-view OF
the trap doors and triggers. Fig. 3
gives the triggers in detail. The trig-
gers and levers are made of ordinary
bale wire. II hard wood is used for
top, sides and doors the mice will not
gnaw very much when inside of it. but
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
cooPs FOR SMALL CHICKS.
Models Here Described Have Been
Used to Advantage for Quite
a Long Time. sf

The coop use, shown in sketch, is
much better If made of pine. It is made
in three separate pieces, the roof and
bottom being removable. The roof pro-
jects over the coop on all sides. but much
farther in front and back. This is to
keep rain from beating In. The root
boards are nailed to two narrow pieces,
which are just the length OF the inside
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
HOW THE CLOSET is MADE.

ings or boards; simply rests against
the wall. 1t is held in place by four
short pieces of band iron, one end OF
each band being fastened to back of
frame; the other end fastened to the
wall by q screw. All kinds of medi-
cines, shaving materials, soaps, wash
rags, ETC., can here be kept II there
is no other looking glass in the room,
one may be fastened on the outside OF
the door,. H. Plumb, in Farm and
Home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
Poultry Grows Fat on Milk.

It is customary on farms to give all
the surplus milk to the hogs and let
the chickens have what they can sue
cessfully forage, when the truth Of hg-
ures proves conclusively that milk fed
to chickens will produce more pounds
Of poultry to a given amount 81 food
than can be transformed into hog
meat, and that this poultry meat IL on
an average worth about double the
price per pound that can be obtained
for hog meat. Notwithstanding this,
the hen INST still run the gauntlet OF
q shower Of corn cobs. old shoes and
flying clubs II she gets grain or two
Of corn from the hog pen at any time
Inland Poultry Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
woMEN's WOES.
Much Of women's daily woe IS due -

&AAN@AA~y
kidneys cause back.
ache, languor, blind
headaches, dizziness,
Insomnia and urinary
troubles To cur .
yourself you must
cure the kidneys.
Profit by the expert
! ence Of others who
have been cured.
= Mrs. william w.
Brown, professional
nurse, Of 10 Jane ST..
Paterson, Nj. says:
81 have not only seen
much suffering and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
A Soft Snap.

Ex-senator Mason, Of Illinois, was
seated with party Of friends in a
Washington cafe one evening when
the circle was Joined by the son of Q
big Western capitalist whose aim in
life seemed to be q continuous Jubilee.
He was Of that class inelegantly
known as cutters in," and it was soon
evident that his presence was dis
tasteful to the senator My old man
doesn't put up a cent for me-" said the
young man, displaying fat roll OF
greenbacks. I'm. on my own re.
sources"
''How did you manage IT." asked
one OF the party. You must have
some sort Of snap"
'This is my snap said the gay
spendthrift, impressively touching his
head & t4s
"And there's not q softer snap In
the world" assented Senator Mason
Troy Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
WILD WITH ECZEMA
And Other Itching, Burning, scaly
Eruptions, with Loss of Hair
Speedily Cured by Cuticura.

Battle the affected parts with hot water
and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the surface
of crusts and scales and soften the thick
ened cuticle; dry, without hard rubbing,
and apply Cuticura Ointment freely, to al
lay itching, irritation and inflammation,
and soothe and heal; and, lastly, take Cuti-
cura Resolvent Pills to cool and cleanse
the blood. A single set, costing but 81 90,
ing, disfguring skin, scalp and blood
hulnors, with loss Of hair, when all else
fails. fs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
Trina to His Friends,


An answer to an advertisement for .
school assistant Capable of teaching the
classics as far as Homer. and Virgil
makes one Of the best stories in the Dean
Of Bristol's recent book, Odds and Ends (
TO the advertisement, in the Times re-
specting a school assistant, | beg to state
that should be happy to fill that situa-
London, and not knowing how far Homer
and ~Virgil is from town, ! beg to state
that | should not hike to engage 10 teach
the classics farther than Hammersmith or
Furnhayn Green, or at the very utmost
distance, farthers-than Brentford."
It is not helps, but obstacles; not facili-
ties but difficulties, that make men
Matthews.
Chesterfield: When man seeks your
.dvica no generally wants your praise.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

The man who looks too far ahead d
apt to miss some good things Of the
prescnt.-Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

Goodness only knows" said the old
Eparson, Il have had a hard time sepa.
rating the good from the bad" "Ex.
cuse me-" spoke up the doubtful dea-
con, "but are you alluding to the con.
gregation or the collection box?"-
Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

Daniel Boone was cutting his way
through the forests Of Kentucky. Il
am wondering" he unused, looking
down at the dark and bloody ground
whether they will ever get OIL any
newspaper jokes on me about whisky
or colonels?"
It seems they never did,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

"Why aren't you as smart as some
of these story-book detectives?" 81
would be-" answered the plain-clothes
man, eif could f0how their method
and invent a crime to at my theories
instead Of inventing theories to At
crime Washing Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

whats the row over on the next
street,? .Only q wooden wedding. :. !.
wooden weddings" ''Yes; couple OF
Poles getting married. Princeton Tiger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
}M5l{5' Ii{|REH@a(|R(3];$EK,
SSN4zikllil{!jl$SS! A
+ 4
A USEFUL TOILET CLOSET.
Handy for Keeping Medicines; Shaw.
ing Materials, Soaps, Wash 4.
Cloths, Etc.

A small closet in a home. for keep
ing medicines and toilet articles, Is a
great convenience. Mine consists of
one-half inch pine. four inches wide.
planeH and put together SO as to be
2x3 feet. It has four shelves The door
is of thin pine, free from knots. planed,
hinged and with lock catch. The
outside of frame and door is vanished
Being in our toilet room, 1t Is indeed q
very useful as well as ornamental
piece of furniture. 1t has-no back cas-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

The War Against Moths. &
s Cedar oil applied to the crevices OF
trunks and chests is far better pre-
ventive against moths and certainly
less disagreeable than moth balls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

Give the 7eins to appetite and you give
wings to happiness.-Ram's Horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

0iiR eDARA NTEE.-Jske large bottle q
nstsmie No. eaintB e.6 las elfscted enlaoei,
~ sN,. 49, ~ Ias{jna. n not cursd youf monsy
I'M Dfempili 81 retse1e1 Without a.Qgment:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
A Negroes Retort.

Among the employees of the bureau Of
engraving and printing is negro who
has been in the bureau for many years
and who is noted for good humor and a
certain degree of wit. A few days ago an
Irishnlan, also employed in the bupeau,
after having encountered the negro Gin
debate" remarked: Jim, you must be an
Irishman"
"Oh, go long," replied Jim. 1T is bad
'nough to be niger. philadelphia
Ledger. s..-s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
A Bows Story.

Cross Roads, Warren Co., Tenn, May
2nd.-Orbra Young, the eleven..y ear-old
son of Mr.. Lester Young, Of this place;
has never been strong boy for almost
from MS birth ne has suite; suffered so more q
Recently, however, he has appeared to be
growing stronger and better till, indeed,
to-day he is. splendid looking hearty lad,
He is bright and very intelligent boy
and speaks Of his former illness in this
II have been bothered with Kidney
Trouble nearly all my life. l was grad.
ually growing worse and at last it got sc
bad that l had to get up three or four
times every night. | commenced to use
a medicine called Dodd's Kidney Pills and
in short time was better. Now can
sleep all night without getelng up and ]
feel well all the time. Dodd's Kidney
but speak good word for them" e.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

And. as if the army of kissing relatives
were not enough, Russian officialdom had
to put up its lips at the railway station
for General kouropatkin to salute. The
of General Sherman's imperishable remark
about the hellishness Of warn. Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

Harris-"Was that your sister saw
with you yesterday afternoon" Barlow
..She wasn't when you saw us. 1t was
later in the evening when she became my
sister.''-Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04
ia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,


aDEAR Mrs P1NKHAM:-It seems to me that
all the endorsements that have read of the value
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound do not express
one-half of the virtue the great medicine really
possesses. know that it saved my life and l
fered with ovarian trouble for five years. had three
operations and spent hundreds of dollars on doc
tors and medicines but this did not cure me
after all. =
However, what doctors and medicines failed
to do, Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound did Twenty bottles restored me to per-
feet health and feel sure that had known OF its
value before, and let the doctors alone, 1 would
have been spared all the pain and expense that
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

Chesterfeld: When man seeks your
advice he generally wants your praise.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-04

1t the SUFFERING
the doctors do not help them will try Lydia Pnkham Vege
Compound they will not be disappointed with the
Miss CLARA CLAUssEN 1907 Penn ST. Kansas City, Mo-
IN IydiaE led
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-05
A DefauIter's Confession.

Cleveland, Ohio: George A. Rose
the alleged defaulting cashier of the
Produce Exchange Bank, which closed
its doors Jan. 7, made a confession on
Thursday evening to the county pros
ecutor, telling of Ills method of using
the banks money, of which he Is said
to have lost $4,000. The confession,
while brief, is ample in explanation.
Rose said that he had done in his al
legged speculation, and that his use of
the banks money began about six
years ago. He said that about three
years ago, when the loss had reached
only $4,000, an auditing committee
was appointed to go over the banks
books. Rose had hoped that his short
age would be discovered then, but at
the end OF week or so of investiga-
ton the committee reported every
thing satisfactory with the banks af-
fairs. Rose declares he lived within
his salary of $125 a month and has
not got cent of the money lost to
the bank by his speculation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-05
FINE WEEvIL WINTER.
SO Mild Thus Far That They Do Moth.
ing But Thrive.

Austin, Texas: Hon. Jefferson
Johnson, the chairman OF the state
boil weevil commission and a farmer,
states that he never saw a better win
ter for the propagation of the dreaded
boil weevil; that it has been ex-
tremely mild, with little ice and mois
ure to destroy those in exposed quar-
tiers. Because of the favorable condi-
lions for the pest, Mr.. Johnson urges
the farmers to be out and preparing to
resort to the most approved cultural
methods, If they would make any sort
of crop. He says he is afraid they
will simply swarm next spring and
summer, and that unless the cotton
growers begin early the devastation
will be complete.
MIR. Johnson adds to his statement
of several days ago that as soon as
the governor DEGREES it the board or
commission will commence witnessing
experiments by the would-be D riZe
winners, which, he says, will be the
most educating to the farmers, be.
sides saving some of the crop. He
says he is waiting for the time &c
commence planting before the expert
ments begin.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-05
PANAMA CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.

Panama, Jan. 30.-After a bitter de-
late, the constitutional convention
passed an act substantially similar to
the Plat amendment in the Cuban
constitution. 1t only obtained a bare
majority, and caused many violent
speeches. The act reads that the gov
eminent OF the United States of Amer.
lea may intervene at any point in the
republic of Panama in order to re-es-
tablish public peace and constitutional
order if she has been disturbed, in the
event that by virtue OF treaty or
convention that nation assumes or has
assumed an obligation to guarantee
the independence and sovereignty of
this republic. The proposition to pass
the act came from Amador. who sure
ly will be the first president. Through
his personal influence he managed to
pass it despite the strongest opposi-
ton.
Buchanan, the minister, leaves next
Tuesday, aud probably will not return
on account of private business. The
report here is that Gudger, the consul