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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
Work For Leisure Time.

During the leisure days in the win
ter is the period when the farmer can
greatly improve his lands by burning
line rock to be applied to his fields.
Where the soils are Of heavy clay
formation and are adhesive, an appli-
cation of 20 bushels of unslacked lime
per acre will be very beneficial in the
way of loosening them. Even the
putty-like soils, such as are found in
the prairie parts Of Alabama, will be
greatly improved by the use Of the
above quantity Of lime. The lands
should be turned as deep as possible.
and the lime applied on top to dis
integrate during the winter. We
have known 20 bushels of lime to in
crease the yield Of oats ten bushels
per acre.
After one crop on lined lands, peas,
sofa beans, velvet beans or alsike.
clover should be sown. These crops
will add to the vegetable substance
il the soil, and the lime will hasten the
nutrifcation-changing the color of the
soil and capacitating it for holding
water. The lime will in two years
sink into the subsoil, and there con-
tinue to sweeten the undecomposed
matter, and prepare for the rootlets OF
coming crops. Don't lay aside this
advice, and forget the value of this
suggestion. Southern Agriculturist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
BOYS, GET BUSY.
Father Hin the Fallen Leaves and
store Them Away For Winter
Use IM the Hen House.

The wind is blowing sharply to-day,
and the leaves after the recent sharp
frosts are falling and scurrying along
before the moderate gale 1t will blow
longer and stronger soon, and the
leaves will fall thicker and faster, and
will bunch and eddy about il tie low
places and the little hollows-ail SO
dry and brown and crisp-verily, ma
lures own collection for the hens to
scratch and pry about in. But TIE
rain and the snow will soon come,
and the leaves will become wet and
limp, and soon rot if left out in the
weather, sinking into the earth to aid
In enriching the soil which, in such
localities, is already rich enough.
It is up to the boys now to take
action They should go with bag and
basket and gather the leaves while
they are dry and clean, and store them
where they will keep dry all winter.
And then, as the cold weather comes
on, let them be utilized in the hen
house. This can be done to advan-
tage by cleaning out a well-drained and
rain-proof spot and boarding it up q
foot or two, scatter leaves IN there
six inches deep SO that grain when
scattered in there will sink out OF
sight. Then let the hens to it, and
renew the grain daily, and the leaves
weekly, and the hens will dream
dreams Of fence corners and wooded
hn]lows where the leaves have gath
cred, and they will sing and lay, and
be source of profit as well as pleasure
to their owner.
This is simple thing to do. scme
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
HERE AND THERE.

In rearing calves we should begin
to train them from their infancy for the
important position they are to fill later
as money-makers for us.
Aim to keep hogs for profit; that
is what everybody keeps them for
Some are doing it, and some are not.
The only way to successfully raise
hogs, or to succeed in any other occu-
patton, is to study and observe the
work.
TO get proper size and develop
ment, a variety Of feed is necessary.
Colts will winter after a fashion II
allowed to run to straw stack and
given a little hay and oats occasional
", but this kind Of wintering never
pays.
1t is recent thing that the true
value Of Japan clover has become
known, therefore while the plants were
spreading all over the south, growing
by the roadside and In the old, aban-
doned fields, no one thought them
worthy Of saving the seed.
If properly kept and judiciously
applied to land, the manure produced
by flock Of fowls is said to be worth
nearly one-half the value of the food
consumed, and yet little account is
taken Of the droppings when an esti-
mate is made Of the profits from the
flock.
We believe that there are few
farmers who really realize that an or
chard properly thinned will yield as
many bushels Of fruit as one left un-
thinned. Where fruit is thinned, that
left to mature is several times larger
than If all the fruit is allowed to re-
main on the tree. Then there Is tbs
difference in price also.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

Purchasers of automobiles cannot, as
\ rule, get their vehicles into commits
sion too soon. Yet the Hartford Cour-
ant tells of man who bought steam
car early last winter and in July had
yet to take his first ride. Meanwhile,
however, Mr. Blank, the owner OF the
car, had been busy. He has been 1T
ting his automobile with extra appli-
ances and having heaps OF fun in put
ting them on for himself.
When the reporter inspected this be-
decorated vehicle, the new attachments
included six lamps Of various kinds. q
clock, q barometer, thermometer.
grade indicator, an odometer, . speed
Indicator. huge horn known as q
dragon" an electric bell, q steam
whistle, an '.eradicator" for getting rid
of small boys and few other things.
The lamps include electric lights for
Illuminating the tonneau and the sari-
GUS gauges and indicators on the dash.
These lamps are supplied with current
by storage batteries under tbs seats.
Switches are located in box on the
left side of the lash.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
cottor nnd Sugar Mule.

The price Of young mules in Tennes
see is way up. The cotton growers
Of the south cam not farm without the
mule. Facts about prices prove that
mules are selling about ten dollars
each above horses. The ability Of the
mule to endure great heat has brought
it into most general use in the south
ern states: also, the farmers Of this
country find the mule stands the work
in the hot season in wheat fields much
better than the horse.
The mule natures more quickly
than the horse, and can be placed on
the market from one to two years
sooner than the average horse. This
means larger profit to the producer
and quicker returns for the invest
ment.- Southern Agriculturist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
About Texa. Fever.

Prof. W. H. Dalrymple, of the ag-
ricultural experiment station Of Louis
lana State university, has recently
written Bulletin No. "a. a general sum-
mary of our knowledge of Texas fever
among cattle. He clearly establishes
the fact that the Boophilus annulates
is the only tick that can transmit the
fever from one animal to another. He
contends that incubation or vaccina-
ton in bringing on mild type OF fever
immunizes animals from the fever in
it's violent form. He further says:
'The engorged tick is a source OF
blood for inocculating purposes. Any
farmer desiring to have copy OF this
bulletin can secure it by writing TO
Prof. w. H. Dalrymple, Baton Rouge
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

| complaints of his victims in San,
| dusky county, but talked as though |
believed in him. gave him the name
| of my relative at Freeport and as.
sured him that he was not only per.
fectly responsible financially, but
would be quite likely to take the
| agency for his forks.
He asked whether intended re.
naming with my uncle for any length
of time, and when told that did not.
he agreed to go over to Freeport and
interview him, requesting me to
speak q good word for him.
On our way back to Freeport that
evening explained matters to my
uncle and asked him to help me get
on the inside of the scheme, which he
promised to do.
He was to let the CRATER make out
the contract, and after carelessly read.
ing it over, to sign it, and then hesi.
tate, put it into his pocket an re-
mark: Before give you this Nocu-
ment, l want to have my lawyer look
it over"
The next morning l went farther
west in the county, promising to re.
turn in week, when hoped he would
be in possession of what wanted.
A week later my uncle had very
interesting story to relate.
The grafter's strong talk was that
the sub-agent, appointed by him, took
no responsibility whatever. He, as
general agent, had invested his own
money in the forks and would leave
them with the agent On sale. When
the farmer had sold IL forks at SIS
each, he was to retain one-half the
amount as his commission, which
would be $50, and then pay the other
$50 on his contract. OF course it
would naturally follow that if he didn't
sell the forks he had nothing to pay.
The contract, as my uncle had
signed it, was indeed a novelty. The
man who arranged it must have spent
considerable time and thought in do
ing so. However, it's poor construc-
ton and bad English would have at
once attracted the attention of close
observer.
It was SO ingeniously constructed, as
to make it combination promissory
note and contract. When read by the
unwary farmer, it had the appearance
of being safe document to sign, and
one that covered in detail the ground
gone over by the general agent.
But when one end of the paper was cut
off there was left promissory note
for $3.50, with seven per cent. interest.
together with an acknowledgment
that one dozen hay forks had been de-
livered as a consideration.
An exact copy of the form is here
given. The original, although badly
worn, still have in my possess IN,
and shall always keep as novelty.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
A Complicated Machine.

i The device Mr.. Blank calls his "erad-
icator" consists of steam jet placed
out Of sight in the rear. When small
boy hooks on" in the rear, he uncon-
sciously informs the driver Of his pres
ence by ringing a small electric bell
Thereupon the driver presses a plung-
er and shoots a jet of steam In the
direction of the intruder's legs, not to
harm him, but to make him jump.
B Another novelty is q fan belt indi-
Gator, which tells at q glance whether
the fan is running, or whether the belt
is broken or become slack.
Mr.. Blank has spent about $500 in
putting all these attachments on his
machine, and he thinks there may
still be things he has missed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
The Pope's Train.

Stories multiply Of Pope Plus de-
mocracy. Visitors are received with
great simplicity. AS soon as one en-
tiers he causes him to be seated in an
armchair by his side, chats. laughs
and relates anecdotes and stories. The
other day the pope. while receiving
some women. remarked that they had
trains to their skirts. '.This is not
hygienic," said he. lone gathers thus
in the streets a quantity of microbes
and other things. AS to myself, when
they compel me to add train to
my cassock it bothers me much, al.
though there are four prelates to up.
hold it, But, Holy Father" said one
of the women, I'VE hold up our trains
when going in the streets" THAT
must be very inconvenient," replied
Plus K. and passing from word to
action the pope made several tours in
the room holding up his robe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
GOOD BLOOD FOR BAD
rheumatism and Other Blood Dis
eases are Cured by Or. Wiiiiams'
Pink Pills.

6h9umatl8m and Othee $1,000 Dis
eases are Cured by Or. Williams
Pink Pills.
s'In the lead mines was at work ON my
knees with my elbows pressed against
rock walls. in dampDess and extremes OF
cold,'' said Mr.. j g. Meukel, Of 2975
jackson avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, in de-
scribing his experience to reporter,
land it is not surprising that con-
tracted rheumatism. For three years !
had attacks affecting the joints Of my
ankles, knees and elbows. My ankles
and knees became SO swollen could
scarcely walk on uneven ground and .
little pressure from stone under my
feet would cause me SO much pain that
would nearly sink down. ! was often
obliged to lie in bed for several days at a
time My friends who were similarly
troubled were getting no relief from
doctors and / did not feel encouraged to
throw money away for nothing. By
chance read the story Of Robert Yates,
of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., Of
Dubuque, who had very bad case Of
rheumatism. / decided to try DR.. Viii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, the
remedy he had used. In three or four
weeks after beginning to use the pills, ]
was much better and in three months I
was well. The swelling Of the joints
and the tenderness disappeared, / could
work steadily and for eight years have
had no return of the trouble. My whole
family believe in DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. Both my sons use them. We
consider them q household remedy that
we are sure about. /"
wv. NJ u;I1;a,,,.s pint p;1l. Ala %nr
Mr.. Meukel they are doing for hundreds
of others. Every dose sends galloping
through the veins, pure, strong, rich. red
blood that strikes straight at the cause Of
oil i'll health. The new blood restores
regularity, and braces all the organs for
their special tasks. Get the genuine DR..
Williams Pink Pills at your dfuggists'
or direct from the DR.. Williams kedi-
cine Co., Schenectady. NY.
- ~ g. d . =.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

fronted with plain promissory note
for $3.50, drawing seven per cent. in
terest, and with clause, acknowl-
edging the delivery of the one dozen
forks as the consideration, they could
do nothing but pay the notes.
The manner in which the notes were
drawn, and their clean-cut appearance,
caused those who purchased them
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

pointment OF one agent day, with the
sale to each of one dozen of the hay
forks. He had plentyaof money, was
thoroughly up to date, very sociable,
and good mixer"
Very shortly, all the boys In town
were his friends, and soon many Of
them were regretting having intro
duced him into their set of girls, as his
curly locks, and winning ways, were
capturing them right and left.
How he could find SO many farm
ers, all eager to buy dozen forks,
and give their notes with interest,
was problem hard to solve. How
ever, he seemed to have no trouble in
1oing SO.
When@he had about so or GO notes,
all due on the same date, he began
negotiating with the different money
toaners and note shavers in town.
After disposing Of $4,000 or $4,000
worth, he suddenly left town, and no
doubt located for few weeks in some
other section.
As soon as each farmer was notified
that his note for $3.50 and interest
was at the bank for collection, Wig.
orous protest was raised all over the
county. In every instance the dupes
declared that they had simply signed
. contract, acknowledging the deliy-
cry of one dozen forks and agreeing
to pay the agent $50 on December 1,
provided they had succeeded in selling
$3.50 worth of horse hay forks before
that date; otherwise, they were to
pay nothing, and the contract would
bs null and void. &4
OF course they could not deny their
signatures, and when they were con-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
BITS By THE WAY.

Women are not photographed IN
China.
Monkeys have q peculiar dread Of
snakes.
The artificial manufacture Office dates
back to 1888.
The average cost Of clothes In India
Is dime year.
The sense OF smell is weaker in the
female than the male.
Lemons are used for soap In many
lemon-growing countries.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

boys will say, 20 Pshaw,"- laugh at
this idea. and do nothing of the kind.
All right, son, you are not cut out
for chicken fancier, or market poul.
terer, and had best get after some
thing else. But to those who take an
interest in the hens On the place, and
want them to lay when eggs are the
NEST valuable, to all such we say, try
it, and see.-H. B. Geer, in Southern
Agriculturist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

Peruna is known from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Letters of congratulations
and commendation testifying to the
merits of Peruna as catarrh remedy
are pouring in from every State in the
Union. Dr. Hartman is receiving hun
write these letters. from the highest to
the lowest.
The outdoor laborer. the indoor arti-
san, the clerk, the editor, the statesman,
the preacher-al agree that Peruna is
the catarrh remedy of the age. The
stage and rostrum, recognizing catarrh
as their greatest enemy, are especially
enthusiastic in their praise and testi-
mony.
Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrh.
Catarrh is well-nigh universal. Peruna
is the best safeguard known.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

from the CRATER to suspect nothing
irregular about them, and as it was
generally known that he was deliver
ing hay forks no inquiries were made
by the purchasers.
The following summer made trip
into Wood county, o., and called
upon a farmer relative whose home
was at small town, called Freeport.
and whose farm Of several acres was
very near the place.
The day following my arrival ! made
a visit to Bowling Green, the county
seat, and there l encountered our
horse hay fork man and made up my
mind to find out the method OF his
graft.
l therefore made no reference to the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
Not Rich.

Not Rich.
II understand that Miss Pert told you
l was rich?"
Nothing of the kind"
why, l understand she did,"
We'll, you were mistaken; she said
you had more money thar brains. -
Houston Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
Correct.

sPa what is a bank examiner?"
A bank examiner! Oh. he's the
man who goes around and examines
the hank after the cashier has loote
it-"Chicago Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
CAPITOL Bull DING. SALEM. OREGON.

], SALEM 0A80ONs
ia Letter from tho Ex-Goveraof q
Oregon. q.
The Ex-Governor Of Oregon Y an
ardent admirer of Peruna. he Keeps y
continually in the house. ~ 2 letter.
to DR.. Hartman, he says:
STATE OF OREGON,
ExEcuT1vE DEPARTMENT.
M !. permna Medicine Co, Columbus, o.:
ne.r Sirs--.T have rad occasion r.
49, vour peruna medicine In my
famjiy for colds, and Il proved to 81
IN e1ceIenf remedy. Ihave not mad
occasion to use It for other aIImsnf.
Yours very truly, W. N, Lord. .
It will be noticed that the Governof
Peruna for other ailments: The reason
for, this is, most other ailments oegi1
with cold.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

I'm surprised that you should be so
interested in watching those silly
dudes" Force of habit, guess. I'm
president of real estate improvement
company" 'Well?" well, they're
vacant lot
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

Visitor-"Have you nothing better to
DO than sit on the fence and watch the
train go by?" Native-''Wal, stranger,
it's better'n to sit on the train and watch
the fence go by"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

The irritable employer turned to his
typewriter with a sudden snarl. why
don't you write it just as say it?" he
demanded. Because my typewriter
hasn't the catarrh," she quietly. re-
sponded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
Ask Your Druppisf for Free Perna Almanac Tor IN
NUGGETS OF NONSENSE

Marie-"Well. shall make one mans
life happy. anyway" Marianne-"Oh,
see! You are not going to get mar
RED"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

$50 that great inventor lis dead and
his wonderful secret is lost" mot at
all. He told it to his wife just before he
died." Eyes, that's what mean"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

"How's times drumming life insur-
ance?" Tough But my brother writes
me that he has an even harder job. .
"How can that be?" Hes trying to sell
suede gloves in Norway"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

Patience-"What reason had she for
marrying him." Patrice-"Why. he
had money" Patience-"Tha is not Z
reason; that Is an excuse
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

"Why do you call young Featherbono
'Cholly?' His first name is Noah -
Eyes, but that's SO inappropriate. Noah
had sense enough to get in out Of the
rain"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30
81 y e52
| STORIES OF: !
THE FAKIRS /
| BY
]. p. JOHNSTON
Author of Twenty Years of
| Hus'ling What Happened
to Johnston" Etc.
~ 81
A CLEVER .DEFRAUDING NOTE
Horse Hay Fork" CRATER Imposes
on Country Farmers-Makes Big
Money-Ingeniously Devised Com
bination Contract and Promissory
Note-Tries the Game Once Too
Often. H.

Copyright, 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
When l was engaged in the fire in.
surance business. at Clyde, O., a hand.
some well-dressed young man, about
20 years of age, came to the Nichols
house where l was stopping
He was establishing agencies
among the farmers, for the sale of a
horse hay fork, to be used in the I'M
loading of hay by means Of a horse.
His method was to appoint farmers as
his sub-agents, and sell them each doz-
en- forks outright, for which, if neces-
sary, he would take their notes, payable
six months from date.
He spent three or four days recon
noitering before visiting the farmers,
but when he finally started out, he did
p lively business. In order to make
his territory last longer, he allotted
usually one, never more than two,
townships to each agent.
He travelled with the finest carriage
and pair of horses which he could
procure in the town, and for several
days in succession reported the ap-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-12-30

IS THE WAY PRESENTED FOR cohLEc~
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-22

ate of the Norman Church should be So basely moved by individual pride as to plunge the Church, and incidentally this state, into disaster; and sorrow that the people should be So befOoled as to believe that good report and friend illness would be extended by civilized human creatures to the Norman Church because of Shoots elevation to the Senate and because of the horrible revelations of atrocity developed to the attention of mankind as a conse- auence O fthat elevation.
 The results utterly disprove the pro- phecies. Nothing but evil to the Norman people has come as a result of Shoots election. If good shall here after ensue form it. that good must come from their awakening to the fact that their prophet is. false, that their leadership is venal, and that if they would be a great self-respecting, pros porous American people they must cast off the selfish fanatics who, for whim and personal gain, would ruin them in pocket and reputatiOn.-SaltL Lake Fri bune.