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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09

The day when woman's work on the
farm consisted in cooking, washing
dishes, raising a few chickens and
turkeys for pin money, going to the
circus or funeral for diversion, has
passed. To-day an intelligent woman
with common sense and practical
ideas can compete creditably with
men in the management of any branch
of agriculture. The college grad uate,
with her knowledge of geology, chem
istry, botany, and the other sciences,
should be best fitted for success, in
this day of farming on scientific prin-
ciples; but she will require the salt
of good common sense to solve the
daily problems confronting her, and
the necessity of taking advantage of
things "at hand" that only practical
nature can grasp.
Those who are less fortunate in
their opportunities should not, how
ever, be discouraged from undertak-
ing the work, as the scientific knowI-
edge can be readily acquired and our
government, through the agriculture
department, is carrying on a work at
the experiment stations the results
of which are being given free to the
farmers and those interested in agri-
culture in series of pamphlets, con-
tanning information and suggestions
of inestimable value and presented
In a simple and most practical man.
ner. No woman recently graduated
from college with most Indifferent
idea of farming would have shown
such utter Ignorance as did young
graduate of West Point at an army
post where 1 was once stationed.
When placed in charge of the COM
pany garden he ordered the sergeant
to buy some turnips and have the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09

men assisting cut them up TO plant,
as they had done with the potatoes.
One of the greatest obstacles to
success one has to contend with is
the ignorance of the average farmer
or hired man, who treats with con-
tempt the literature of the agricul-
ture department, preferring the long
exploded theories and systems of his
father. Therefore one is obliged to
study the modern systems to direct
intelligently, and must have, too. the
courage to force her convictions and
live through the days of doubt and
unbe1ief of her employees, watching
that they do not assist their desire
for her failure and thereby insure her
future dependence upon them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09

On entering upon farming one
must examine the land or select 1t
with reference to the crop one wishes
to cultivate Or which is most profit
able for the market one is to supply.
The question of soil enters most
prominently into all ones plans and
profits, as the feeding and working OF
the soil quickly increases or dimin-
ishes the profits in expense and Ia
Dor. Fertilizing materials or food for
the soil beyond what may accumu-
late on a farm where animals are
owned and fed are now prepared and
sold by companies at less cost than
one can prepare them by the old
methods. This greatly simplifies the
work and reduces the time necessary
to the proper preparation OF the soil.
Then, too, they can be accurately de-
pended upon as containing only such
ingredients as are absolutely essen
tial to the growth and character of
your produce. While one must be
guided by ones market there are a
few things which apply to all mar
kets.
Specialties are better than too
many things which cheaper as the
season advances. A farm growing all
kinds of vegetables requires so much
labor, owing to so many things ma
turing at one time, that the profits
are rapidly consumed.
IL a woman will select one or a
few specialties, such as asparagus,
| strawberries, melons, the cantaloupe,
celery, artichokes, all kinds Of let
tuce and salad luxuries, fine varieties
of which are found only on the tables
of the rich, and will carefully i'm
prove in quality and delicaey to their
greater perfection, the labor required
is less and the profits are greater.
| Should she be able to add a small
greenhouse lettuce. onions, radishes
and mushrooms, and even cucumbers
will furnish good revenue in the
winter months, with an opportunity
to add to these violet culture or some
variety of Horticulture in which WON.
en- have ever been most successful.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
sERMoNETTE.

I ! / ! ! ! i ! ! ! ]: / / !.
sERMoNETTE.
! The Man of the Hour.-It has
! been said that grave crises Gre
! ate great leaders. Strictly speak
!: ing, this is not true.
: They do not create.
They reveal.
! That is, the leader has been
!. In the process of making dur
I ing all the years which have
gone before and the great is
!: sues when they arise find him
prepared and ready to meet
I them.
! The need of the hour has been
] the door of opportunity by
! which the man of the hour
] could step forth and show
I what manner Of man he was.
! 1t is the shallow reader of
!. history indeed, who estimates
1 the great characters with the
+ measuring rod Of chance and ia
! vorable opportunity.
7 That the boy is father Of the
man was never more true than
+ with those who have stamped
|. their personality and character
I on the pages of history.
. The discipline, the influences,
!. the struggles, the victories of
I. the earlier years was the rug
]. ged, stern pathway which led
/. to the place of great opportu-
: mites.
/. Way back through the years
: there has been the gathering
T of strength, of skill, of moral
{ courage, of mental Vigor for the
+ doing of the great task, the he
1. roic deed.
+ othnieI, the one man in Is
{ rael whom God could trust with
+ the great task of delivering from
6 the oppression of the MesoPo-
+ taniian king, had been prepar-
G. ing for that hour all through
+ the long years which had gone
{. before.
+ We read that "the Spirit of
(. the Lord came upon him" and
I then he Judged Israel and
&. went out TO war;"
+ But let US remember that 1t
Z; was the prepared man upon
I whom the power of God came
/ for the doing OF the mighty
{ deed.
+ There is a good deal of silly
& dreaming on the part of people
j. of what they might and would
+ do If they had the Spirit Of
Z God to aid them.
+ Shame be to such, who have
8: never learned the sacredness Of
+ the daily task, and stood the
testing of the daily discipline.
I God uses tried men. Gods
spirit comes upon prepared
e men.
Oh, that boys and girls, young
{ men and young women, would
! awaken to the truth that the
{ present living is shaping the
]. future destiny; that the man
: of the hour of tomorrow is in
< the making to-day.
/
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
Has Heart Like Human Beinq

To discover the heart of an oyster
the fold of flesh which oystermen call
the mantle" must be removed. This
is fatal to the oyster, of course, but
in the interest of science and for the
benefit of the curious" it is occasion
ally done. When the mantle has been
removed the heart, shaped like a cres-
cent or horned moon, is laid to the
view. The oysters heart is made up
of two parts, just like that of a hui
man being, one of which receives the
blood from the gills and the other
drives it out through the arteries.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
Alcohol a Slow Poison.

A very large number of people in
society are dying day by day. pois-
oned by alcoholic drinks without
knowing it, without being supposed to
be poisoned by them. hardly know
any more powerful source of disease
than alcoholic drinks. do not think
it is known, but know alcohol to be a
most destructive poison. I say from
nv experience, that it is the most de-
structive agent that we are aware OF
in this country.-Sir William Gull,
II. d.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09

In 1865, long before any such as
sistance was given the people by the
government, a woman who has since
become prominent in affairs, with the
aid Of negro refugee and two or
three hands" to help work and pick
the crop, raised seven bales of cot.
ton surprising in quality that raised
by men farming in that section OF the
country. Prior to this she had never
seen a cotton plantation. In addition
she grew the hay, corn and oats for
her teams, and all the garden produce
consumed by her family, having In
her well-stocked garden the first eel
cry ever grown in that part OF the
country. Her flower garden was
noted for its rare varieties of roses
and flowers, yet she found time to
teach her child. Her name was a
familiar one to every soldier in the
western army for her work in their
behalf
If truck farming or any branch OF
it is undertaken, a woman, to be
successful, should be willing to be-
gin in a small wsGy-too large ideas
and sudden enthusiasm are too often
the secret of the failure and disgust
of women with farming as a profit
able venture.
Cultivate only SO much land as you
can direct personally, requiring but
one or two men for the rough work
of blowing and filling the soil. Much
of the lighter work can even be I'M
dertaken by a woman herself, where
necessity demands. This need not be
done in a way to destroy any good
looks or personal attractions she may
possess. With proper attention she
may still preserve her smooth skin
and hands which mark the woman OF
refinement In exchange for the pale,
1ifeless complexion, the narrow chest
she may acquire the glow Of health,
the expanded chest of good lung de-
velopment, and the brightness oil
eye indicative of happiness and men
tai activity.
To truck farming the larger crops
can be added in order to provide for
the stock and animals necessary to
carry on the work or add to ones
comfort in living. Corn and grass
crops are profitable as well.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09

So rapid has been the advance OF
every opening for a livelihood that
women to-day compelled to seek an
avenue of self-support find great diff
ficulty in gaining an opportunity. In
these occupations so long considered
advantageous competition has re-
duced the salaries until now they are
below living" footing. This is a
day of specialists. In every branch
taken up by women only experts COM
mand salaries commensurate with
the education and ability of the col
lege graduate, or even the high
school graduate. The monotony Of
Office work, the drudgery of the
school room, the tax on health and
the desire for outdoor life or life
having more independence of thought
and action, have led many women to
take up occupations heretofore consid-
cred the province of men.
There are to-day women coopers,
women ranch owners and managers,
women mine operators, women mail
carriers, women "motormen," wom-
an blacksmith, and so on. But no
other field offers woman the return,
financially and physically, on the cap
ital invested, nor gives her the added
time for pleasurable occupations and
mental improvement that farming
does. Women by nature are en-
dowed with patience with small de-
tails, desire to experiment and a
readiness to adopt new ideas, which
specially fit her for successful
farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09

lance, but the cat kept retreating to-
ward the end Of the cross arm on
which he was perched, and as the
climber made a last desperate grab
the cat jumped. Striking the ground
on all four feet, it shook itself and
ran for the Hartford house.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
Suicide Annnn Nenroes.

The number of negroes committing
suicide Is increasing rapidly each year,
but before emancipation such thing
as negro killing himself was almost
unheard Of. Now they occur with
great frequency.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
THE STORY.


GIN is a treacherous guide, mighty
y conaueror, relentless task mas
ter. He leads by pleasant paths at
first to the ambuscade where the
soul is enmeshed and overthrown,
and then he turns as the hard task
master and exacts his tribute.
Thus it was with the children of
Israel. They did evil in the sight Of
the Lord and served Baalim, and for
sock the Lord God of their fathers,
so that the Lord delivered them into
the hands of spoilers that spoiled
them and into the hands of their
enemies round about, SO that they
could not any longer stand before
them, and they were in great dis
trsss.
Things had gone from bad to
worse until at last the king of Meso-
potamia had descended upon the land,
had subdued the cities, and had ex-
acted a large tribute, which was
grievous burden for the people to
bear. And If the full amount of the
treasure was not forthcoming he sent
his soldiers to force payment.
Now when tho people of Israel be
gan first to mingle with the people
about them, there were those in Is.
rael who raised the voice of warn
ing and protest, that God had said
that they should have no dealings
with the nations about them, but the
cry of bigotry and narrow-mindedness
was raised, and the few found them
selves standing alone in their 10y
atty to God. They were branded as
cranks and enemies of the true prog.
ress of the nation, and the progress,
i've and liberal element pointed to
the growing prosperity of the nation
to prove that the free intercourse
with the neighboring nations was a
boon which it would be folly to cut
off.
Why should they be so short-sight.
ed as to lose the opportunities lying
right at their door of profitable
trade? Why should they not sell
to them what they could and buy
In return those things which seemed
desirable? Why should they be Sc
straight-laced and exclusive? Had
not Moses and Joshua been altogeth
er too strict? The nations about
were disposed to be friendly, and
why should they be any the less
kindly disposed towards them?
Thus the people reasoned, and
would not listen to the certain few
who strove to stem the popular wide
open policy. And not only did the
leaders among the liberals speak dis
paragingly of these. but in various
ways they caused prosecutions to be
made upon them.
Now among those who had re-
mained true to the precepts and
teachings Of Moses and Joshua
and opposed the popular movement
was Othniel, who in the days OF
Joshua had SO bravely fought against
the strong cities Of Canaan and had
overthrow by his own prowess Kir
iath-senher, and had thereby WQu
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09

Quality rather than quantity to-day
plays an important part in the sue
cess and profit of market gardening,
as one can command better price
for perfect product attractively pre-
scented than a great quantity which
does not leave one time carefully to
prepare for market, and SO must be
sold at the lowest price.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
In Austria.

In Austria Protestants are not al.
lowed to baptize or administer the
Lords Supper in public. Public wor-
ship is permitted only when congre-
cation registers as a club.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
DIR. r. JULIUS HEINTZ,

Tenders his professional services ia
Che people of the parish.
Office and residence: Abita Springs
mext to the postofice. Phone 1872.
Private diseases specially.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
nniurn Smoker Barred.

In the new Chinese army no opium
smoker is accepted.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
DIR. J. F. PIGoTT,
Covingt La.

Covington, La.
Residence in the Exterstein raised
cottage, two blocks west of public
school building.
Offers his professional services to the
public.
ONCE at the City Drug Store on Co
Aumbia street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

(The clever daughter of Gen. and Mrs.
John A Logan and wife of Lieut.. Col.
William Tucker, U. S. A., Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker, is known throughout the
country. She is prominent in Washing
ton society. Owing to the delicate health
of her younger son Mrs. Tucker has es-
tablished herself on beautiful farm in
capital. There her house parties are ia
nous and her crops are entirely creditable
to her as a farmer of ability.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-09
Women Make
Successful
Farmers
BY 5Nary Logan Tucker q

Women on Farms as Capable of
Directing as Of Doing the Druid
gerry Men Employees Foolishly
Scorn Aid of Agricultural Liter
ature-Women Should Begin in
Small Way - Aim at Quality
Rather Than Quantity-Women
Who Have Succeeded by Spec
ializing-The Knack of Display
ing Ones Wares.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-14
ia a starter on the Lexington track for
1.-The twenty-one years. The last time the
III Hagan colors, orange and biue, were
I'm here was in 1886, when TyTant
the Distillers' stakes. This will
first running meeting ever held
fal at Lexington.
coal men WIN
over RAILROADS

Washington, September 13.--By a
decision of the interstate commerce
commission, which will ultimately af-
feet all the coal carrying roads of the
country, the Hooking Valley and the
Wheeling & Lake Erie roads must
hereafter make a just proportionate
distribution of coal cars among ship
pers, including the private cars, and
the foreign fuel cars which are at
the disposition Of such owners,
lessees or cial completes. In other
words. all care are to be counted in
the distribution. The order becomes
effective. after tomorrow. This is an
important victory for the Independent
coal companies over mining concerns
which are owned, in part or entirely,
by the railroads.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-14
IS CITIZENS WILL
EMANCIPATION

believed in official circles that the de-
cision is due to the refusal Of the
Washington state department to rec
ognize the provisional government.
An application for such recognition
was made some time ago, Senior
Ugarte, who was sent here for that
purpose, representing the Central
American republic.
The reason given by the state Of
ficials for the refusal was such that
recognition of provisional governments
offered premium on revolutions, and
greatly retarded the efforts of the
more conservative element in Central
America to establish stable and re
sponsible governments. 1t is believed
that the influence of President Roose
welt had much to do with the decision
of General Davila to trust his political
fortunes to an appeal to popular sui
frage.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-14
Lame Back.

This is an ailment fro which Cham
belain's Pail Balm has proven espe-
cially valuable. In almost every in
stance it affords prompt and perman-
ent relief. Mr.. Luke LAGRANGE, of Or
range, Mich, says of it: After using
plaster and other remedies for three
weeks for lame back, purchased a
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and two applications effected cure.
For sale by Hays & Field & Yellow
Pine Pharmacy. **'
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-14
Things Theatrical
THERE ARE OTHER FLATS, BUT
NONE SO POPULAR As
M,FADbEN's.

This year that best of all roaring,
musical farce spectacles, "McFadden's
Row of Flats" comes to the Audito-
rum tonight with everything rear
ranged, sparkling and rejuvenated.
Manager Gus Hill has replaced every
thing heretofore used with entirely
new up-to-date material and the con-
sequence is a brand new and thorough
ly finished farce comedy spectacular
review of the latest fads and funny
things of the day. "McFadden's Flats"
has long since earned the top notch
position among extravaganza farces,
and the idea of remodeling the scenic
environment and reconstructing the
piece generally has been an annual &C.
currence, and this season an extra eff
fort has been made in the way Of re-
viewing the lines, situations, and
decidedly refreshing atmosphere per-
meates the entire performance. A
brilliant and prettily costumed chorus
OF youthful ladies assist in. the attract
lively arranged ensembles, and the
modern popular music leaves moth
ing to be desired in musical way.
The specialties are the best that ever
appeared in any musical farce comedy
Just think Of this roster of we'll known
artists: Jerry Sullivan, Tom Hearn,
Everett T. Scott, Chas. Johnson, Ford
West, Harry Crandell, William Dur
wood, George Buchanan. F. r. Steph-
enson, Thomas Dwyer, Annie Hart,
Annette Dorgan, Estelle Gilmore,
Daisy Dickson, Pansy Allen, Tom
Henry, Pansy Waldin, Bale Donohue,
Ella Eagen, Dixie Beaumont, and the
Quaker City Quartette, besides a big
singing chorus that wealth of money
has been expended on to. costume it
beyond the fondest dreams of the
indulgent public. Prices 25 cents to
$1.0O.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-14
OLD, Ku kLux TESTIFY.

Old psfnbers Of the KuKlux Khan
in North and South Carolina were in
terviewed when THE Clansman" was
produced recently amid the scenes
where the story is laid. Captain
Frank West, of Spantanburg, s. c.,
said: From the opening scene the
play was most thrilling, and true
picture of the carpetbag days as /
remember them" Captain Darnell
spoke as follows: 'The situations
were dramatic in the extreme and so
realistic that they took the old Clans
men right back to the by-gone days
when they rode and fought in defense
of their loved ones and of all that
they possessed" Everywhere through
out the south the former members
of the order have nothing but praise
for "The Clansman," and many of
them doubtless will be present in the
audience when the famous reconstruc.
tion drama is seen here Tuesday
September "a, matinee and night at
the Auditorium
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-14
4 NYE Will
( have MONUMENT
FUNNY FELLOWS TO GATHER IN
Los ANGELES SOON.
A Dozen Of Them to Appear on the
Stage In Novel reduction Mark
Twain May Be Among the Guests
of the Occasion.

Los Angeles, CAL, September 49,
Princes of funny fellows will gather
in Los Angeles next week, when the
national convention of the Press Hum
orists, association will meet here.
The meetings, the fifth of the news
paper humorists, will be notable
through the Inauguration Of move
ment for the building Of monument
to the late Edgar Wilson Nye, better
known as BILL" Laramie, Wyoming,
is favorite location for the memor-
ial, that town having been the scene
Of the humorist's earliest efforts and
some of his best work. Asheville, N
c., where Mr.. Nye died, has also been
mentioned, but general sentiment ap
parently favors the Wyoming city
One of the feature events Of the
convention will take place next Friday
when a dozen humorists of national
reputation will appear on the Local
stage In a performance to aid the
Nye memorial fund.- Among those on
the program are the Rev. Robert
Burdette, now resident of Los An
geles; Charles Battell .Loomis, Ell
Perkins, Strickland Gillian, Kilbur D
Nesbit, S. e. Kiser, Sam Davis and
Thomas A. Daily. Unless the distin
guished visitors inexplicably fall dowr
on their assignments, the Los Angeles
public will be given its moneys worth
of laughter and tears.
Frank Thompson Starlight, secre
tary of the association, assisted b.
Los Angeles newspaper men, have
completed preparations to give thu
professional funny men the time O
their lives in the City of the Angels
and will be backed up in the attemp
by the entire population. The onl,
fly in the ointment gill be the absenc,
of Mark Twain who has written tina
he will never again make land voy
age II Il can be avoided. 'honorabl.
Or otherwise"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-14
new steamer ON
MAIDEN VOYAGE

Glasgow, September 13.-The Cali
fornia, the new Anchor Line twin
screw steamship which was launched
July 9, will leave on her maiden voy-
age to New York tomorrow, and will
hereafter make regular trips between
that city and Glasgow. The Califor.
mia has accommodations for 300 first
cabin and 400 second cabin passen-
gers, She is divided into nine water.
tight compartments. and is fitted with
a wireless telegraph system.