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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
FEEDING Younu Turkeys.

Feed the poultry nourishing food
and plenty of green food, just what
they will eat up clean in short time
| put a fresh laid egg in cold water
and bring it to head, boiling it one
half or one hour, which makes It
crumbly. I chop it very fine, shell and
all. mixing a little chick grit in just
in the morning. This is their feed
for the first two days. The third
morning l gather fresh dandel1on
leaves and chop fine with egg and add
sour milk curd This is their break
fast, never forgetting in the morning p
little chick grit. At noon l feed p
little curd: at night I chop onions or
rather onion tops, if have them, and
egg and curd. This constitutes theiT
feed for three or four, weeks. After
that l mix chick food and oat meal,
but always give this first food mixed
with it, adding the other foods as j.
change It is surprising how fast tuls-
keys will grow on this food. If YOU
do not overfeed, you will never hav2
any trouble with indigestion, and at
six weeks old they will be plump ana
fat and grow right along.
So many people write and ask hoy
many eggs do I cook. Bless their
hearts. I never boil but one, and only
feed half of that to quite large flock.
A little turkey for the first three days
of its life will not eat more than j
small bird, and what they will eat
could be taken on the point of a per-
knife.-Mrs. J. E. Gray, in Poultry
Success.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Mr William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice: FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers Of TINS
paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
is4 Fifth Ave, Chicago, H.. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A nearly square house design "a
feet wide by 80 feet long with cot
tage roof pitched rather low is
shown in this plan. This style OF
house is growing in popularity. In
walking along the newer streets of
Chicago as well as in other cities
l notice great many similar houses.
It is plan that offers large amount
of room in proportion to the material
used in building. The nearer square
you got house the more space you
can inclose within the four walls.
Every foot of wall costs money, espe-
cially during these times when the
price of all building materials must
be picked from the top shelf.
The general design of this house is
severely plain. The ornamentation
consists of proper proportions and
neatness. AS a popular house it is
designed for economy in building. but
at the same time comfort has not
been sacrificed to save d few dol
lars.
There is great economy, for in
stance, in making one chimney do for
the kitchen range and heating ap-
aratus. There is still further econ
omy in putting the chimney in the
middle of the house and running it
out through the roof at the highest
point. 1t costs less to shingIe around
q chimney at the ridge than any other
place, the chimney is better supported
and it costs less to prevent water
from rains or melting snow coming in
around the chimney when 1t goes
through the roof at the peak because
there is no accumulation of water
there like you have to contend with
down near the caves.
You seldom see eight rooms laid
out conveniently in house that is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
Pleasantly Shocked

do you know he said, that 1
was almost overcome with sunrise
the first time I ever say your
II noticed she replied, that Won
seemed to be considerably clustered I,
yes. For a moment / was speech.
less. You see, I had heard great
deal about you. Your friends had be-
gun six months before we met to plan
to bring us together"
81 don't see what that could have
had to do with the surprise you say
you felt when you saw me for tho
first time"
"Why, found you to be so beauti.
full and you were dressed with such
excellent taste
Indeed! / suppose my friends. as
you call them, had given you to nm
derstand that was homely and
trump. So kind of them, I am sure y
20 no! They never did so. T assure
you-at least didn't do SO intention
ally. But they did keep telling me
right along that you were very intel.
lectual and deeply interested in public
affairs"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

only % by so feet. You must utilize
every foot of space to the best advan-
tage to secure so many rooms and
still, have them convenient; This is
accomplished by inclosing the stair
way in the center of the house where
it takes up very little room down
stairs and the upper landing is with
in easy reach of the doors of the
whole four bedrooms and the bath
room. You cannot take up a great
deal OF space for halls in small house
and still leave room for the requisites.
A hallway is not absolutely necessary
and We dispense with it entirely in
this plan downstairs and reduce the
dimensions of the upper hall to the
smallest possible space. Still when
you study this plan you cannot find
any fault with it. 1t is nbt an en-.
pensive house, but when it is finished
and nicely painted it is by no means
cheap looking. The oldfashioned
idea of putting considerable expense
on house to make it look well is no
longer necessary, instead a good ap.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

old lady had dropped from her posi-
zion of householder to that of house
hold drudge under her rule, so natur-
ally that the transition was hardly
noticed in the family.
Fred Pringle, how often have /
told you not to come to the table until
your shoes were properly 1aced!"
The son and heir had come in, his
shoe laces dragging behind him.
Grandma wouldn't tie 'em for me.
Mean old thing!"
Your mother is getting crosser ev-
cry day Other life" Mrs. Pringle
turned to her husband with a re-
proachful air, as if he was very much
to blame for being the son of such a
Eeprehensible mother.
"Gramma's back hurted so she
couldn't 'toop down." said little Rosie,
ON defensive.
First we know she'll be laid up on
cur hands with inflammatory rheuma-
tism." Mrs. Pringle took new tack
Of alarm. Il tell you, Martin Pringle,
there's going to be a change in this
family and before long too. am not
going to be tied down to nursing a
sick old woman, can tell you that
well, well, I'm in a hurry and
haven't time to falk about it now"
Mr.. Pringle bolted his food and mum
Bled his reply GROSSLY.
Six weeks from that day there was
d poor, decrepit bundle of humanity
sitting detected, in a corner of. one
Of the great depots of Chicago.
Her eyes were heavy and bleared
with many tears, and she seemed half
dazed, and stunned by the noisy bus
tile about her. A faded old valise
stood at her feet, and she YEARLY
Grew seed cake from a small bag
On her arm, and tried to bite it of
with her toothless gums.
Here, grandmother, have some of
my lunch." said pleasant-faced lady
coming from another seat and sitting
down beside her. my daughter has
put up so much for me never can
eat it alone, I'm sure" She had been
watching the poor old body for half
hour past with a heart overlooking
with pity for her evident loneliness.
Thank We kindly, ma'am," replied
the old lady, taking tender sand
wich and soft toothsome piece of
cake from the friendly hand.
s"Are you going far, grandmother"
asked the stranger.
Yes, ma'am, away off to Boston"
"To Boston. Surely you are not
going there alone at your age?"
l'Yes, all alone" The aged lip quiv-
cred like a child's.
Going to visit your friends, sup
p5se," with friendly curiosity.
MOI" the old lady, shook her head
ulournfully. Il don't expect to find
anybody there that know, but-but
-s-my son reckoned that as came
from there, I had claim to be took
care Of by that county, an so I'm
agoin' to-to-the poor-h-o--" She
hroke down there, and with muffied
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Grandma, come tie my Shoes"
emma, please button my dress. -
The old lady hurried to comply with
the latter request to the disregard of
the first command.
Tie up your own shoes, dearie,
that's good boy" she said, coaxing-
ly, to the heavy-eyed, fretfuI looking
boy in the nursery.
Il shan't." he retorted sullenly. "Tll
tell ma on you if you don't mind me- :"
But my bones ache SO, sonny"
she demonstrated. 1T hurts me to
get down. Come now, be good to
Grandma"
Il don't care. What you here for
II faint to work." he said with incip-
lent brutality.
THE Lord knows, sonny, what I'm
here for. Seems like there amt no
room in the world for my poor old
bones"
You notify bad boy to make Gam
ma Ky" cried little Rose, striking at
him with her little, fat hand. Rosie
loves Gamma. Rosie does" pursued
the little comforter, hugging her small
arm around the wrinkled neck, wen
Rosie diets big she'll have a big,
splendid house, an Gamma shall live
in it, an we'll play al-El day, won't
we, Gamma?s"
II hope SO, darlin'." The old lady
brushed away hot tear, for she was
not so hardened to abuse that she
had gotten beyond the sting of it, and
kind word touched her even more
keenly than the harsh ones.
Mrs. Pringle was a second wife
The gentle mother of these children
lay sleeping in her grave. She had
died when Rosie was born, and the
grandmother had brought the babe
through the perils of infancy in addi-
ton to her other cares. Martin Prin-
gle had married again, after a decent
interval, much more snowy and styl-
ish woman than his first wife had
been. In strict justice to her, it must
be confessed that she was a tolerably
kind mother to the children; but the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
First Floor Plan

pearance is secured by studying ont
good elevations and proportion that
so well together.
Cottages roofs like this WEIR NM,
lar hundred years ago. I'hey ara
easily made and look especially wall
on house as near square, as th,s
mouse. Cheap help may bel used Is
such robf because it is ALI straigh4
work. Any one can cut tlhe r eos
boards and put on the shingles ara.
the boss carpenter lays out 1.-THE rsst
ers and puts them in place.
This little house contains avar..
convenience necessary for coInfort y
Is just the kind of housed thai !
needed by the great majorisy lbs
In towns and cities, the greatsmaior,.ss,
which we might call the com1non - ~ y
pie, people who want comfbrt - ~
want to live right and eSiov -
as they go along. Lincoln osca sa .le
The Lord must love the comSnon .u
pie because he makes SO snaa, peo-
AoD'0is Lincoln eSnsideres
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
Fertilizer For Tobacco.

The bureau of soils of the depart.
ment of agriculture in 1904 conducted
some experiments in Virginia with
heavy, fire-cured tobaccos. During the
last year the experiments were con.
tinued to demonstrate that by the use
of carefully selected fertilizers the
profits in growing this type Of leaf
could be increased considerably.
Don't keep the weanling shut up in
stalls and standing ON hard floors all
the time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
FARMER AND
PLANTER
SOME THINGS TO DO.
Strengthen Your Terraces, Destroy
Bushes, Weeds and Briers.

Now that farmers are nearly
through working their crops there are
some things needing attention which
have heretofore been put Off. All ter
races should be ploWed to strengthen
them and to destroy the weeds and
grass on them. All breaks in them
should be repaired and the low or
weak places should be built up.
It is an acknowledged fact thai ev-
cry farmer should raise all the lot aud
stable manure possible AID now IS
the time to haul large lot of leaves
and straw. If it is not desirable to
spray the lot all over it can be hauled
and placed in front of the stable doors
and in the lowest places in the Ior.
Weeds around the yard and lot can
will help the appearance of things
and keep the place from looking 50
snaky and besides will destroy thou,
sands of weed seeds. :
All tools and farm implements and
machinery should be placed carefully
away under a shelter. The oil can
and paint brush can be used on some
of it to a good advantage. Do not
leave any farm implements in the
field or out in the weather. 1t is poor
policy, after furnishing the farm with
such things, to let them be ruined by
carelessness.
Bushes and briars should be shrub
bed in the pastures to let the grass
grow. Many pastures are almost
worthless for stock on account of the
growth of other things than grass.
Remember that grass does not grow
where briars, bushes and trees are
allowed to take charge of the pasture.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Cotton farmers will be pleased to
hear that an invention has recently
been made that will make cotton
stalks quite valuable. a machine has
been constructed to separate the bark
from the wood pulp of the cotroa
stalk, and this wood pulp Will make O
good quality of newspaper. This in.
vention will maize valuable a farm
product Cotton stalksl that hereto
fore has had no commercial value. It
has only been a few years since cot
ton seed have had commercial value,
and if cotton stalks can be made
equally as valuable, our farmers win
have great cause to rejoice.-Gnatham
Record,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
PUBLISHED wEEKLy.
City and Ita MIL s,,n.r,.

- remarkable that, with all the
excitement concerning nure food 1oua
nieh mas stirred our wide expanse of
eefritory during the last year, so little
attention should have been given to
sne 1000 of the child. We hear of
-""s 10 provide inspection for meat
laws 10 control the sale of drugs. laws
10 regulate the movement and insnec.
tlon OF vegetable products. but not
one OF all these important movements
mas 70 do with a substance 80 likely
TO cause widespread death or tn acf
as q carrier of disease, as the one we
are discussing here Most of the foods
are cooked. Milk is served raw Most
OF the foods are limited in the scope
OF their distribution. Milk enters
every household. Most of the foods
give comparatively little Judgment or
nutrition to evil bacteria. Milk offers
Ootn. Gan there be any greater mu.
nlclpai necessity than proper milk
laws properly enforced? asks Hollis
Hodfrey in the Atlantic Monthly.
strange to say, the little street of the
Azores, or the mountain village of
northern Italy, feeds it's children bet
ter than we feed our own. Smelling
10 heaven though these little towns
may be, with cutters running with
sewage, with walls and barns falling
IN dirty picturesque decay, their COM
mon milk supply is superior to that
furnished even to the better class of
onr American cities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

that 90 Ter cent. Of the population
would naturally come under the def
milton conmoh people. In my opin-
ion the Gopdrtion Is not very much
different p-day. The common people
are the Ind to build up q community.
It may rquire an uncommon genius
occasionaay as 4 leader but for every
day dep@dence the common people
are lust Us important now as they
were in uncoln's time. That is why
/ am SO nxious to see more Of thesS
low cost houses.
When L see man start to build .
house fd $1,000 Or $1,000, / know
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Amalie Materna, who, since her re
tirament from the stage in 1894, has
been devoting her time to giving in
struction in singing, celebrated hel
Sixtieth birthday in Vienna on July 10
In congratulating her, the Freie Pesse
quotes letters written to her by Wag
ner in 1876 and 1882. in which he
praises rapturously her performances
of Brunnhilde, Kundry and Elizabeth
and speaks of her as the most loyal
of all the loyal ones"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
Surgery Extraordinary.

Some Dakota surgeons claim that
they operated upon mans leg a
short time ago and took out from 1t
"a chisel, several nails, a screw,
three good sized chunks Of wood and
a piece of tip" Those surgeons must
be the same fellows who reported over
the wires not long since that in a re.
cent operation they took from a
mans vermiform appendix two large
watermelons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Queen Alexandra has set new
fashion, that of the summer muff, a
dainty trifle made of flowers, feathers
and chiffon and tulle, which must
match the wearer's toque and ruff1e
1t is said that the summer muff, be-
sides being artistic, will be boon to
the wearers of pocketless gowns, as it
is fitted with a packet large enough
to hold handkerchief and purse
and a powder puff, of course.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

When chickens have vermin upon
them their feathers usually look a
little rough, eyes pale and sunken, and
there is a line underneath the eye,
which gives the bird a strange appear
ance, as if its beak were too long fer
its head and the wings too long for
the body. The wing flights and horn
of the beak grow, but the body seems
to lose weight in proportion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

right of that that man intends 10
build home and have it paid for "a
short time and he will succeed. More
such houses mean more comfort and
more contented citizens.
But while it is right and proper
to be eontented with the house you
have, that does not mean that a per-
son should not progress. A person
may go from one step to another in
house building the same as IN BUSH
ness. but it is difficult to feel happy
and contented in a habitation that
does not provide conveniences for do
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
corks Made from Ransr.

A machine for making corks out OF
waste paper and paper pulp has re
Gently been perfected and patented
This machine makes corks out of ali
kinds of waste paper, which are
much superior to the ordinary corks
as they are impervious to acids OF
oils. Tests made by chemists and
the larger users Of corks say they are
far superior to the old style in every
way.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
The Great American Hen.

The greatest thing In the United
States today is the hen. Her portrait
rampant ought to appear on every
dollar, half, quarter and dime that
Uncle Sam puts out: for the actual
fact is "Biddy's" business brings in
more of those same dollars, halves and
quarters than any other single-and
I might almost say double-American
industry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
Famous Old chapuItenee

The castle of Chapultepec is the
most noted and historic edifce in Mex
ico It has a history dating far back
into the days when Mexico was ruled
by Spanish Viceroys. and following
that it served in the same capacity
during the days that Mexico was Al,
empire. republic, empire and republic
again.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Breeding up gives large results in q
few years. If farmer starts with
pure bred bull on scrub stock and
keeps ON breeding his grade stuff to
a pure bred bull for six generations
he will have stock that is 9S1s per
cent pure.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Germany is going in for feet Of
air warships or war airships as may
be preferred. England has such a
lead on navy that it is hardly posi-
BILE for another power to catch up as
a sea power. but by getting good
start Germany may become mistress
of the air.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

What is a HARP" asks the Houston
Post. Anybody who disagrees with
- Oh, why doesn't the Post man
look it up in the dictionary, IL he
wants to know?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Good tender grass is good promot-
er of the health of the sheep and the
growth of its fleece and is also the
best promoter of the increased flow
of milk of the ewes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

An Iowa girl committed suicide be-
cause some one criticized her piano
playing. If we thought that our fat
aeighbors-but no, it wouldn't work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

The Boston Herald notes the sad
case of Harvard graduate who is
suing an express company for $4,000
for the loss of his sheepskin. Can't
he procure a duplicate label?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

A Seattle woman eloped with O
Japanese servant, probably because
she thought that was the only way
to keep him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Al scientist announces that cham
pagne affects the eyes. Wonderful
DISCOVERIES, these scientists
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

DO not try to be funny; unless You
are naturally gifted with great deal
Of wit. to. be merely funny is to be-
come obnoxious.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

AS a rule the medium hog pays the
best and will bring the best priceg
in market, selling too young and fead
In gteo long are both wrong.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Dairying takes less fertility from
soil than any other branch of farming.
A ton of butter takes away only so
cents of plant food and it sells for
$500.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Surely a man could not think yerJ
lofty thoughts with his toes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

: REFORMED BY A DREAM !
By MRS. F. M HOWARD
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By MRS. F. M. HOWARD
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Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-19
An Incident of Army Life In the Philippines
Recruiting Officer Tells
some End O a

geant, our boys again became dull.
We kept as well informed OF the
whereabouts and movements of the
natives as we could. through Austin,
our interpreter. and we prevented them
from damaging the railroad.
The tragedy of which | Will speaS,
was enacted when we least expected it.
Il had been raining all day and the
weather continued gloomy into the ev-
ening, and there hadn't been much do
ing except occasional shots from a
sharpshooter in the bamboo thickets.
With the coming of dusk Austin. who
was sergeant of the guard, went TO at
tend TO his regular duties, superintend-
ing the placing of men at points of ad-
vantage at the outpoSts The sergeant
had visited two posts and on approach
ing the third was halted by the sentry
in the regular manner:
Halt: who's there?''
Friend. with the countersign," an
swered Austin. as he had at the other
two posts.
Advance friend. with the counter
sign" then said the sentry.
He advanced as commanded, joined
the sentry. and went out TO the
point man" on the extremity of the
post. After few words with this
man. he started out for the fourth
post. but instead of retracing his
steps aud following the line of the SEN
tries. between post three and past four
he proceeded outward from post three
intending to approach the point man"
on post four from the front in order
to test his alertness. In order to do
this he had to cross a ravine of con-
depth The point man he
left behind. watched him until his fig
ure was lost in the darkness. This
was the last seen of him by any of u.s."
Bloody Hand Found.
THE next day we discovered that
Austin was no where to be found in
the town, and scouting parties were or
eaniZed to be sent out in search of
him On the day after, the party Of
which / was a member, found a sew
cred right hand at the side of a little
pool down the ravine. The had had
the appearance of being hacked off the
arm with a bolo. That hand / knew
pool down the ravine. The hand had
my bunky. Austin. On one finger
was familiar ring. The grounds