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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
Getting Her Moneys Worth.

Milly-I was weighed this afternoon and
tipped the scales at 993 pounds.
Billy think that if the man that
had weighed you mad been real generous,
he would have thrown in three-quarteTs OF
a pound, and made it an even hundred.
$50 do I. But he was raunning one of
those You weigh for a cent affairs. The
next time I'm going to try a 'nickel-in-the-
slot machine, and maybe III get more for
my money Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
A Gentle Hint.

"I-er-had a peculiar dream about YOU
last night said the girl on the other end Of
the sofa.
"And what did you drea1n?" asked thu
young man in the case.
That saw you in jewelry store prie
ing engagement rings she blushingly re
piled Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
Ask Your Druggist for free Peruna Almanac for 1904
should Have known Better.

THAT was an unlucky thing for Peck, the
engine driver" said the guard They gave
him one O. them new engines yesterday, an
he named it after his WIFE,"
Why unaucky?', asked the plate driver.
why, it blew him up this morning. =
Stray Stories.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
Tough Proposition,

Hicks-1s Tompkyns good pay!
Wicks-Tompkyns! You couldn't g.. any
money out of Tompkyns if you should send
. warship --Somerville Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Muggins- How do you manage to keep
your wife in such good humor.' Buggins
II pretend to be jealous Of her. '-Fhila-
delphla Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Governess- ooh, Kitty, you careless
child! There are not two RS in very Rub
one Of them out" kitty-"Yes. But
which one Punch
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

The wastes of wealth lead to the wail Of
want.-Ram's Horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Whether 4 man is handsome, or wheth-
er he only thinks he is, he acts just the
same.-N. ~. Times,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

The cynic finds the world empty because
he is too little to look into it.-Ram' s
Horn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
+. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Here, take this rifle cried the excited
Snowman. The leopard has escaped.
When you find him, shoot him on the
spot!" (Which spot, sir?' gasped the
green circus hand.-Scribe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

A man who cannot mind his own bust
ness is not to be trusted with the king B.
Saville.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Count Nottapenni-"Las night giva ze
'eetle heent to Miss Roxley Eat / would
ike she should marry wiz me" Ascum-
And did she give you any encourage
ment?" Count Nottapenni-.1 do not
know She simply say to me: What kinda
.e nerve food do you cse!"-Philade1phis
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Muggins- How do you manage to keep
your wife in such good humor." Buggins
Il pretend to be jealous OF her. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Mrs Jill And when you told him I
| was married did he seem to be sorry"
Miss -..Oh, yes; he said SO quite
frankly, Mrs. Jilt-..Did he, really
exceedingly sorry, although he didn't know
the man personally. "-Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
HIDING MANURE PILE.
Simple and Inexpensive Way of Hid
ing Objectionable Sights of Any
Kind from View.

The manure from the horse or COW
must be thrown out in a pile beneath
the stable window, often to be an eye
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Those who are formed to win general
admiration are seldom calculated to be-
stow individual happiness Blessing
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Hicks-T suppose you heard that our
house was robbeds" Wicks-.'Yes. / un-
derstand the way the thieves ransacked
the place simply beggared description. :"
Hicks-"Not only thai, but it very nearly
beggared me. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Returns.-"What do you get in return for
your verses?" 'Reverses. Detroit Free
Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

'Iodjde of Potassium" How long wa
she sick 9"-Cornell Widow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed
with Putnam Tadeless Dyes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire
Poor Richard,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK !?
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and
Never Suspect 1t.
To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy Swamp Root Will
Do for YOU, Every Reader Of Our Paper May Have
aSample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mail.

1t used to be considered that only urinary and
bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid
neys, but now modern science proves that near
ly all diseases have their beginning in the dis
order OF these most important organs
Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out
OF order, you can understand how quickly your
entire body is affected, and how every organ
seems to fail to do its duty.
II you are sick or feel badly" begin taking
the great kidney remedy, DR.. kimer's Swamp
Root, because as soon as your kidneys are we'll
they will help all the other organs to health. A
trial will convince anyone.
dnsys frequent
u1ia?ats but ,fte. using pI kilnsI's swa@RRoos
femedy to any who may .aher from these eommoa
plants BE- ca IKE ETY. d &sss' Police
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for many kinds of diseases, and if permitted to
continue much suffering with fatal results are
sure to follo. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves,
makes you dizzy, restless, secpless and irritable
Makes you pass water often during the day and
obiges you to get up many times during the
night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism,
gravel, catarrh OF the bladder, pain or dull ache
in the back, joints and muscles; makes your head
ache and back ache, causes Indigestion, stomach
and liver trouble, you get sallow, yellow COM
p1exion, makes you feel as though you had heart
trouble; you may have plenty OF ambition, but
no strength; get weak and waste away.
The cure for these troubles is DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the world-famous kidney remedy.
In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help
to Nature, for Swamp Root is the most perfect
healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that has
ever been discovered.
If there is any doubt in your mind as to your
condition, take from your urine on rising about
four ounces, place it in glass or bottle and let
it stand twenty-four hours. If on examination
it is milky or cloudy, if there is brickdust set
Ting, or if small particles float about in it. your
kidneys are in need of immediate attention.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is used
in the leading hospitals recommended by physi-
clans in their private practice, and is taken by
doctors themselves who have kidney ailments.
because they recognize in it the greatest and
most successful remedy for kidney, liver and
bladder troubles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

The right way to gather good is " scat
ter it.-Richter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

Health and Wealth.
Health brings wealth mostly by
swap.-Puck,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30

STOPS the Cough
and works of the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price q cents
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
(Swamp-Root is pleasant 70 take.)

You can purchase the reg
,llar fifty-cent and one dollar
size bottles at the drug stores
everywhere. Don't make any
mistake. but remember the
name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y.
on every bottle.
mple bottle of this wonderful
j. also a book telling all about
ands upon thousands OF testi-
Tho owe their good health, in
properties. In writing to DR..
y you read this generous offer
+ ! g
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.

What women sigh for is long life withou
Old age-Chjcago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-01-30
EDITORIAL NOTE

remedy, Swamp Root, sent absolutel
Swamp Root, and containing many
monial letters received from men a
fact their very lives. to its wpnderf
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, |
in this paper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21

To improve the quality of the herd
and the quality of the milk yield, a
man must not only breed his cows
right, and weed them out according to
standard, but it also involves the ques-
ton Of feeding. Cows cannot be ex-
pected to milk well on a small amount
of food. The main thing is to give the
COW all the bulky food she will eat;
but It should be Of a digestible and pal
atable nature, In addition to this, she
should receive eight pounds of meal to
every 30 pounds Of milk produced, in
order that she may produce econom-
ically.-Prof. H. H, Dean, in Farm and
Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
INTRODUCTION OF SCREENS
Urged by Dairy and Creamery In
spectors as a Protection Against
Flies and Germs.

Screens are now being extensively
used in the creameries managed by the
most progressive creamery men. We
notice that the dairy and food commits
sioner in one of our western states
makes a report on whether screens are
used in the factories, As yet no totals
are possible. but the fact that the in
spectors are asking about this practice
will naturally call the attention of
creamery managers to 1t. The reports
are published in the bulletins, and the
reports get back to the creamery men
by way of the press. This should be a
strong incentive to Improvement along
this line.
The fly Is not only a carrier of disease.
but he is also a carrier of filth in many
forms, 1t is surprising that all cream
cries and cheese factories have not been
long since provided with screens. Flies
gather by thousands wherever there is
a creamery or cheese factory and liter
ally swarm over the butter, cheese and
into the milk and cream. The writer
remembers being in a frst~class dairy
school where flies were altogether too
numerous for comfort. Here and there
they were to be seen swimming in the
cream or buttermilk. In a brick
cheese factory visited by the writer
flies were present by the thousands and
were continually falling into the hot
whey and being pressed with the cheese.
The men did nothing to prevent this. 1t
may be assumed that they thought that
If the proprietor cared nothing about it,
there was no reason for them to worry
over the outcome, even If the flies did
reach a final tomb in the pressed cheese,
Farmers Review
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
FIXING PRICE OF POETRY.
The Only Way of Deciding What the
Real Article for Magazine
Use Is.

The great magazine editor was wrapped
in thought and cigar smoke, 10 him came
an assistant editor with a poem, relates
the Chicago Post.
This seems to have passed the usual
test sad the assistant.
Have ! read it, asked the editor.
Yes"
Was l able to make anything of it,"
NO
Then accept it, of course"
But how much shall we pay for it,"
The great editor Increased the cloud of
thought and cigar smoke.
Have you read it?' he asked, at last.
"les.'
Were you able to make anything out
Of lt%,.
No"
Looks as if it might be pretty valuable,
doesn't it? How many Of our manuscript
readers have tackled it,"
Six
Gould any of them make out what the
poet was driving att"
We'll. Robinson thought he got a gllm-
nering idea of the underlying meaning"
That takes $40 of the price sand the
editor. "Just figure it up according to the
usual mctllod--Sl0 added for ever. man
who couldn't understand it and $40 deduct
ed for every man who could. We've got to
pay good prices for good poetry, and
there is only one way to decide what has
real magazine merit.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
How One Farmer Prospered.

The Sussex IN. j. Independent tells
of a farmer in that county whose check
would be good for 500 900, who has never
used a pound of feed that was not pro.
duced on his farm. He raises all his own
live stock, with the exception Of horses,
If he has not sufficient grain to carry
him through, he sells some Of the stool,
and thus keeps UP with the game. He
sells his milk TO a creamery, keeps just
what his farm will support in the way
of cows, raises his own pork, and always
has a cellar full Of necessaries. He has
always farmed In this way, and has
never made less than $500 a year clea.
In his life. He has always lived on tho
same farm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
TIMELY DAIRY 7

In running a separator, turn the
handle steadily, keeping an ever pres
sure.
The milk will separate best when first
taken from the COW, but if not done
then, allow it to stand for some time and
then raise it to so or 80 degrees.
Wishing we had stirred the milk
never made a can OF sour cream sweet
again. 1t is the locked barn door that
keeps the thief out.-Farm Journal.
The separator does not need much
oil at a time, but each bearing should
have some oil at each running. An &C.
casional oiling of kerosene will cut the
gum and facilitate the smooth, easy run
1ing of the machine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
HAS A SAY.
The School Principal Talks About
= Food.

The Principal of a High School In
a fiourishing Calf. city says:
For % years / worked in the school
With only short summer vacations.
formed the habit of eating rapidly
masicated poorly which coupled with
my s.dentary work led to indigestion
liver trouble, lame back and rheuma-
tism.
Upon consulting physicians some
doped M with drugs, while others pre-
scribed dieting and sometimes | got
temporry relief, other times not. For
L. yeas | struggled along with thfs
handiep to my work, seldom laid-u
but oen a burden to myself with
lamerss and rheumatic pains.
TIP years ago | met an old friend,
a phsician who noticed at once nv
~out-Shealth condition and who pre-
scritd for me an exclusive diet Of
GraJ-Nuts, milk and fruit.
Followed his instructions and in
twononths | felt like a new mar with
no lore headaches, rheumatism or
live trouble and from that time to
thii Grape-Nuts has been my main
fod for morning and evening meals.
a%nktronger and healthier than | have
ba for years without a trace Of the
aftroubles.
Judging from my present vigorous
physical and mental state l tell my
people Methuselah may yet have to
take second place among the old men,
for feel like | will live a great many
more years.
ITO all this remarkable change in
lealth | am indebted to my wise friend
and Grape-Nuts and | hore the Postum
@. will continue to manufacture this
life and health giving food for several
centuries yet. until / move to a world
where indigestion is unknown" Name
given By Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Ask any physician what he knows
about Grape Nuts. Those who have
tried Il know things.
There's a reason
Look III each pkg. for the Famous
little book. THE Road to WslIyille."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
Danger in Handling Radium.

There is great dangerin handling radi-
UNI. A noted chemist states that he
would not trust himself in a room with
/ kilo of radium, because it would burr
he skin all off his body and destroy his
R~yesight. He said that n gram tone
gram equals 0.1543 Of a grain would de-
stroy the life Of every person in Chicago
if they were properly exposed to it.
While it kills heterogeneous, it can be
lsed TO prolong life as well.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
Cows Like Good Mixers,

Cows often show a marked preference
for one mixer over another. The
length of the finger nails may make
all the difference between one mixer
and another. 1t may also make all
the difference between a nervous or
kicking cow and a quiet. gentle one.
A good mixer will see to it that his
finger nails are kept well pared and
short. A COW should be as well pleased
to have her milk drawn as the owner
is to have the profits to be derived from
it.-Farm Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21

The advantage Of using good parch-
ment paper for wrapping butter is that
1t is air proof. waterproof and grease
and oil proof, tasteless and odorless, and
does not stick to the butter, while pro-
tecting 1t from the impurities Of the
atmosphere. and also prevents the but
ter from evaporating. 1t keeps cleaner
and is cheaper than cloth. These pareh-
ment papers car be purchased at a
cost not to exceed $1.h0 per thousand,
with labels printed upon them.-Mid-
land Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
FOR THE COW THAT JUMPS.
Here Is a Little Device Which Will
Reform the Most Vicious An
imal in the Herd,

Seeing a call for a cure for a jumping
COW, | have a simple device that has
worked well with myself and my neigh
bors, as a preventive for jumping or
crawling through wire fence. Take a
common tie chain (such as is used for
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
Eat an Apple at Night.

Everybody ought to know" says the
Family Doctor. that the very best thing
they can do is to eat apples just before
retiring for the night. The apple is an
excellent brain food. because II has more
phnsphoric acid In easily digested shape
thar any other fruit. 1t excites the ac-
ton Of the liver. promotes sound and
healthful sleep, thoroughly disinfeets
tho mouth and prevents indigestion and
throat Diseases"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
FOR WOMEN.
Much That Every Woman Desires to
Know IL Found In CuiIcurn-
"CutIcuFa Works MondCra."

Too much stress cannot hr placed on She
great value ot tutlcuva SOAP. Ointment
and Pills IN the antlscptc cleansing OF the
mucous surfaces and OF the blood and cr.
c%ulatine fluids, thus aiiurdlng pure. sweet
and economical local and constitutional
treatment ior weakening discharges, ulcer
atoms, iutiammAtOuy, feelings. IfFi}ations.
relaSatiOns, dlsplacementS, pains and irresa
nlaritles peculiar to females, as well AS
such sympathetic affections as araemta,
chlorosls, hystcria, nervousness and de-
bihty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
ATTACHMENT TO Pillow.

the pillow to do the work. A piece Of AKA
(a), hinged or tied with n corner down
to the plow beam at b, just behind the
m%oldboard, answers very well. A light
rope (c) should reach back from the
doubletrce to pull the outer end. Slack
away on this ropv until the drag slopes
back about 45 degrees; it seems 70 work
better that way. The one / use covers
three burrows, so each furrow gets
dragged three times,-James H. Merrill,
in Farm and Home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
ELECTRIC PARCELS POST.
New System Invented by an ITALIA
Count for Rapid Transit of Pack
ages and Letters.

Prof.. Morse. of New York. discovered
that messages might be sent by elee-
tricity over a wire; Marconi. the Italian,
ma found a way to send messages
through the air without any wires,
Count Robert Taeggt, an Italian. has
just worked out a system Of dispatehins
letters and parcels by wire; is it possible
that some inventor Of the next genera
ion will show us bow to shoot letters
and parcels through the air from city
to city without any wires?
Popular Mechanics, perhaps the
most progressive and interesting month
y publication of mechanical and In
ventive progress in America. explains
Tor the first time this most interesting
system OF rapid transit letters and par
cells by electricity. Popular Mechanics
says:
The electric post, which may be the
means of transmitting letters and par
cells along electric wires at a speed OF
250 miles an hour, is being promoted in
England. American capitalists have
their eyes IN the venture. and ii may
raooininN
t~riait,. 49, p1N"9I'
the United States. Many in England be-
lieye the electric post will prove the
rant s;npo So anat ,nttrno~ aa h,,t,t.
thot :, VIII naon" a. ,"ah 49,
roll +roiro ta4.nu aorutnrn .n.+in.
c,orI-s ,to
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pps, 10 nv
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IL i'"'i0" e0'''"
q 9l@n.eo !, iH'en.o. .'H,eH-
E7P'e' @"0 4'o'''e
ine system - "o'Ne" '~hIoashoul Wy
e1e'1i lGlIS' by ils p'eahS let'eI co"'u
'e p's'eu III GHie'so anu d lepls re-
Cel'eo i'on1 I'VE" lo'N III 'ne same
an order for LIGHT ooode with q chicago
dealer and have the goods de,ivprpd ho-
fore night, for tbe electric noet, con
carry narrele 90 wei, &c letters
."ro better exn1ain<tha worbi,o n tbo
system Iot ana evnrosaa thot ,ha Iowa
Of tho rou Chi.,aa Moot Geo. T.. 49,
oortrol s,o+ior 81 ~ .o1ao+rto ,,oa+, for
,errice IN tbo oitv Or Chiooan Eron,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21

COW ties), and a halter ring loose on
the lower end, loop the lower end
around q light fence post Is inches from
the small end, and in the loose ring;
draw snug and fasten with a fence
staple. Attach it to the cow in the or
binary way; it is light, cheap, and SO
much more comfortable for the cow than
the ordinary devices in use. See cut
Rural New Yorker.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21

Among the kings priceless treas
ures of china is an exquisite collection
of 'bleu du roi'' which was made fol-
Louis XVI, but was not ready for de
livery before his tragic DEATH 1t was
bought by George w., and by him be-
queathed to his successors on the
throne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
Well Timed.

That was a great sermon you preached
this morning, said the old deacon, and
it was well.timed, too"
Yes" rcjoined the parson, with a deep
sigh. Il noticed that
Noticed what" asked the puzzled dea.
con.
That several of the congregation looked
at their watches frequently" answered the
good man, with another deep sigh.-Ghi-
cago Daily News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21
Rnnminr Business.

THAT lobbyist seems to have a good deal
Of money to spend, remarked the first
councilman.
Yes replied the other, "he's work,
ing for an ordinance to allow automobiles
unlimited SPEED
"Ah! in the interest of the Auto cluh?'
"No, the undertakers' trust -Philadcl'
phia Ledger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21

No Danger In Frozen Meat

Somebody has raised the question
about frozen meat being a possible
cause OF cancer, and the authorities
in Great Britain are making an in.
vestigatlon. This assumption looks
farcical on the face of II and hardly
deserves ever passing attention, Aus
tralia has shipped thousands Of tons
OF frozen carcasses to England, and
II cancer could have been developed
by this means there would have been a
lot OF It by this time. Chilled beef Is
being shipped to England in larger
quantities each succeeding year and
the principal thing which this trade
has developed Is an eyer-increasing
foreign appetite for American beef
Chicago Daily Sun.
Do not give the calf too much milk at
a time. A little and often will give the
best resuita
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-05-21

. Mrs. Kate Taylor, a graduated
!. nurse of prominence, gives her ex-
!. pcrieHce with Peruna in an open
. letter. Her position in society and
. professional standing combine 10
. give special prominence TO her ut
feranceS.