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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Manurinu in Winter,

When coarse stable manure Is
plowed under and there is moisture
enough in the soil and manure to
cause its fermentation, it Immediately
begins to furnish food for crops. 1t
does this all the better in early spring,
as the manure under the furrow holds
it up and admits warm air from above,
which is just what is required toScause
active fermentation. The releIse o.
ammonia as the manure fermeEts en-
riches all the soil above it, as the
constant tendency Of warm air is to
rise. Hence there is good reason for
applying manure as top dressing dur"
ing the winter on land that is to be
plowed or hoed for crops in the spring
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
The STORY.

JERUSALEM, which had but few
. hours before wept over the aged
king, as he fed with his few follow
ers, now rang with the shouts for the
new king. Ever a lover of pomp and
ceremony, that was most spectacular
entrance which Absalom made as,
with his gathered army and the in
Creasing multitudes who were carried
away by the enthusiasm of the mo-
ment, he made the journey from
Hebron and took possession of the
royal city and the palace of cedar
which David had built. =.
AS he rode through the streets sur
rounded not by fifty runners and few
chariots, but by multitude of chart
OTIS and a great company of fighting
men, he smiled with grim satisfaction.
Far beyond the greatest expectations
had his plot carried. He had not ex-
pected to enter the gates of Jerusa-
lem without struggle. He had not
dreamed that SO easily and quickly
were his ambitions and hopes to bo
realized. But here he was within
Jerusalem's gates, and yonder was the
splendid palace Of cedar. The air
rang with the shouts of the multi.
tudes as they cried: Long live King
Absalom."
With an expression of supreme sat.
isfaction and self-assurance upon his
face Absalom turned to AhithopheI
who was riding with him in the char
lot, and said:
Where are those who stand with
David?'
BE not over-confident, oh, king, for
where David is there will be found
those who will lay down their lives
for him." rejoined Ahithophel, almost
curtly.r
There was no man in all the land
so keen and wise as Ahithophel. For
long years he had served at the court
of King David, and was acquainted
with every detail of the business of
the kingdom. Through some slight
fancied or real, at the hands of the
hI0R, ne u1u uCCOInO OISSdIlSHOQ, and
when the plotting of Absalom had SO
carried the nation by storm he had
welcomed it as his opportunity of
gaining a greater ascendancy over the
nation and had quickly joined himself
to the court Of Absalom which he had
set up at Hebron, and when tidings
lad come that David had fed from
Jerusalem he counseled that they re.
turn to the royal city and take posses.
sion of the palace. This advice Alb
salon speedily adopted and, as we
have seen, his welcome to Jerusalem
was all that the heart of an ambitious
man could desire.
And on the day after his return
came Hushai. the Archite, saying:
Whom the Lord, and this people
and all the men of Israel choose, his
will be, and with him will abide
Yea, whom should / serve? Should
not serve in the presence Of DaVid's
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
SOUTHERN
AGRICULTURE
SHEEP FOR MARKET.
Tests Made to Determine Relative
Merits of Different Breeds.

Sheep are considered valuable
agents in enrichi1lg land. They scatter
their droppings uniformly and press
them into the soil By keeping the
grass close they thicken it and they
destroy weeds tecause they have a
fondness for certain kinds that no
other animal on the farm will eat
Tests have been made at the Iowa sta
ton to determine the relative merits
OF different breeds of sheep for bred
ing and fattening. Nice lambs were
selected out of Southdown, Shropshire,
Oxford, Suffolk, Lincoln, Leicester,
Cotswood, Dorset and Merino breeds.
After preparing them for the compar-
ative tests by preliminary feeding pc
RODS, during which they were fed and
treated alike, they were weighed into
the feeding pens, where they remained
about fourteen weeks. All feed con-
sumed' by each lamb was carefully
weighed and charged and what was
left was weighed back and credited to
their respective accounts.
At the beginning of the test they
consumed from one and half to two
and a quarter pounds per day. The
lambs were shipped to Chicago, sold
there and slaughtered and dressed in
the presence of professor from the
Iowa experiment station, who made a
memorandum of the percentage OF
offal and of each class of meat, the
value of WOOL pelt, etc. In comparing
the amount and cost of gains made
the Cotswold made the most and
cheapest gain; the Lincolns and Lei
cesters closely followed; the South
downs and Shropshires stood third, the
| Dorsets fourth, Oxfords and Suffolks
fifth, the Merinos last. The average
cost of each pound of matter gained
was less than three cents. ...s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
A Winter Reading Course.

One other suggestion: The evenings
are long and furnish time and oppor
tunity for reading; therefore we sug
gest a winter course Of reading. Write
to the Department of Agriculture al
Washington, D.. c., for a list of bui
letins for this particular purpose; also
write to the Department of Agricul
ture of your state and ask what bulle
tins they have, and what books they
suggest for such a course. Soils, fer
tilizers, crops and other subjects can
he read and studied during the even
ings with a great deal Of profit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Bots in Horses,

It is claimed by some veterinary
surgeons that no drug will kill bots
in horses, but nevertheless the juice
of raw Irish potatoes will kill them
instantly. For immediate relief, crate
raw potatoes, add water enough to pour
out of a bottle and drench the horse,
Horses fed raw potatoes as regularly
as salt is given to them will not be
troubled with bots. For horses that
are not used to potatoes cut or crate
them and mix with their feed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
The Hungry Parrot.

Everybody knows one or more OF
those conscientious cyclists who can
not rid themselves of the idea that no
one can be trusted to carry out the
c.mplest details of routine work
without personal supervision. II
was one of these men who sailed for
America, leaving in his brothers care
a parrot of which he was very fond
Al. the way across the Atlantic, he
worried about the bird, and no sooner
had he landed at New York than he
sent over this cablegram to his broth
er:
BE sure and feed parrot
And the brother cabled back:
Have fed him, but he's hungry
again. What shall / do next?"-Tit
Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
SERMONETTE.

Destruction is from within.
Every man builds the scaffold-
ing on which is executed The
monster OF his misdeeds.
AhsaIom Is but one example
of the myriads which the
worlds history affords of the
fact that an evil life contains
the seeds Of its own undoing.
Pride which built up such a
splendid. conspiracy proved the
medium through which came de-
feat and final destruction.
A man, after all, Is only as
strong as his weakest point, and
Notwithstanding AbsaIom's rare
genius and clever scheming, he
fell an easy victim to that de-
sire for magnificence and dis
play which had been a ruling
passion of his life. A night cam
paign, swift and full of hardship
and danger, did not appeal to
him, but the leading OF a mag
nificent army in a spectacular
campaign won his approval and
led him to defeat and death.
That is about all there Is tc
be said concerning Absalom. AS
we see him in that last igno-
minious hour how the mask is
torn from his beautiful face and
form, and the hldeous character
which he had grown within
stands revealed! A dishonorahle,
disobedient, Goddess son going
down in disgrace to grave dug
In the woods, while the magnlfi-
cent mausoIeum which he had
erected with a statue of himself
stands empty, and, in silent
mockery, condemns the folly of
mans planning apart from the
will and purposes of God.
In this incident is strkingly
emphasized the old, familiar
adage: "Man proposes and God
disposes."
David realized this, and as he
fled from Jerusalem, broken
hearted father, he lifted his eyes
to heaven and said: "if ! shall
find favor In the eyes of the
Lord, he. will bring me again,
and shew me both the ark and
it's habitation. But If he (God)
thus say, ! have no delight in
thee; behold, here am |, let him
do to me as seemeth good unto
him."
Here was both the spirit of
true repentance for the sins
which had come into his own
life, and whose fruitage was to
be found in the present wicked
pIottings of his son; and whole
hearted submission to the SOW
ereign will of God.
And 10th the repentance and
the submission find their inspira.
ton and strength in the faith
which laid hold upon God in the
dark hour and chung to him as
only the helpless soul can cling
which is reduced to the last ex-
tremity and sees that only God
can deliver.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Making Hay Of Mexican Clover.

To those who reside on the Gulf
coast, where Mexican clover grows
spontaneously, we suggest to them
there will be economy in moving this
plant before frost and saving it for
hay. The opinion has prevailed among
the farmers of that section that it is
no value as feed. This is an error.
It has enough nutritive value to justi'
fly saving for hay; where it has grown
in corn fields it can be cut with hoes,
same as crab grass is grown. Every
acre should yield ton Of Mexican
hay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Admiral PhiIibert.

Admiral Philfbert, who is command.
ing the French ships of the Morocco
coast which destroyed Casablanca, Ii
in the French fleet what Lord Kitche.
ner is in the British army. He Is a
progressive sailor, the best gunnery
expert in his country's naval service
and it is largely owing TO his influence
and advice that the French govern
ment possesses such a fine fotilla OF
summaries, for Admiral Philibert has
always been an advocate Of the sub
marine as the power of the future.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Aches For Hoes,

The successful swine breeder does
not forget that ashes are essential
in building bone in hogs. When wood
ashes can not be obtained, corncobs
can be burned to a charcoal or to a
fine ash and kept in some clean place
"a which the hogs have access at all
times. There need then be no special
work in feeding it to them at any
time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Now Is Time for Sowing Burr Clover

Burr Grover is the plant to put tha
bacteria in the soil to induce alfalfa
to grow without any check. An acre
of burr clover will deposit $25 worth
of nitrogen in the soil. It will grow
about fifteen inches high during the
winter, making excellent grazing for
all kinds of stock. Sow two bushels
in the burr to the acre. 1t will ma
ture in May, and can be followed with
alfalfa. Don't neglect this important
crop.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

There are times when rapid growth
of the pullets is desired, and fat is not
then essential. To assist in keeping
them growing, an excellent plan is tG
give them a meal of meat and bone
once day. If they are on range
they need no grain, and will be mere
thrifty by reason OF the moderate
feeding.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

One of the disagTeeable things OF
life is the necessity of meeting men
and women who have not succeeded a.
well as they should, and who insiSa
upon making explanations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
The ln4erentInn Novel.

You can't convince a woman that
a novel is interesting unless the hero
and heroine get married in the last
chapter and live happily ever after.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

a merchant can get along without
advertising, and 50 can Wagon WIZ
ami grease, but it goes hard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
The CIimbers.

The Alpine SUBMITS are not for
monks or sybaritea They are 90
climbers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
POULTY ASSN
iLtCTS OFFICERS
DIRECTORS DECIDE TO HOLD SET.
TER SHOW THAN EVER
NEXT YEAR.
r S. Hopkins MADE PRESIDENT
c. p. Hatcher, Vice President, And
w. \. Puryear is Elected Sec
Rotary And Treasurer.

Columbia will have another poultry
show next year. The one that has
just closed was a success in every
way The association members met
few days since and elected onicers
for the ensuing twelve months as fol.
lows: r. S. Hopkins, president; C.
P. Hatcher. vice president; w. H.
Puryear. secretary and treasurer;
Nimrod Porter. assistant secretary.
The executive board is composed OF
the officers and A. w. Warfeld, Loon.
ey Walker and H. A. Webster.
At the meeting ii was unanimously
decided that comparison show would
be held exclusively next year and that
if it was possible to do so the services
of Judge Marshall would be secured.
1t was also decided that the show
would be held week later next year,
making il the first week in December.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
CULBERSON is
CHOSEN LEADER
TEXAS sENAJoR Is ELECTED
CHAIRMAN or THE DEMO-
CRATIC CAUCUS.
Authorized To :. Appolnt Steering
Committee to look After
Party interests.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The Demo.
cratic Senators held a conference after
the adjournment OF the Senate today,
and elected Senator C. A. Culberson.
of Texas. Chairman of the Democratic
caucus. The appointment carries the
leadership of the minority OF the SEN
ate. Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky. was
chosen Vice Chairman. and Mr.. Owen,
the Senator-to-be from Oklahoma, was
made Secretary of the caucus. Both
OF the Oklahoma Senators attended
the meeting. they being virtually rec
ognized Senators although their for
NAL election by the Oklahoma Legis-
lature is yet short time of
A resolution was passed by the
caucus asking the Chairman to appoint
steering committee whose duty it
shall be to arrange for Democratic APP
pointments on Senate committees and
to shape the legislative course of the
minority as far as possible.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
BRADLEY WOMAN
GIVEN LIBERTY
NOTED PRISONER ACQUITTED BY
JURY or MURDER OF HER
PARAMoUR.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-"Not gull
ty'' was the verdict rendered today II
the case of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley
charged with the murder OF former
United States Senator Arthur M
Brown on Dec. last. Amid the APP
plause of crowd that filed the court
room, Mrs. Bradley, with tess-dimmed
eyes, was discharged from custody
and trial that has evoked National
attention during the past three weeks
was at all end.
The jury into whose hands the case
was delivered by Justice Stafford, In
United States Criminal Court No. l, at
4:17 O'Clock yesterday afternoon took
It's first ballot twenty-five minutes at
ter entering the juryrroom. No agree
ment was then reached, the vote being
nine for acauittaI and three for man
slaughter, Arguments followed, and
an hour later two of the three Joined
those Tor acquittal. The lone juror.
Julius n. Prigg, who stood out for
nnally Yielded at 1;2O
O'Clock this morning, when the nnal
ballot was taken.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
SENATORS TALK
TO PRESIDENT
CONFERENCE is HELD ON THE
QUESTION or CURRENCY
LEGISLATION.

WASHINGTON Dec. "a confer
ence was held at the White House
this evening between the President
and Senators Aldrich, of Rhode Island
and Crane. of Massachusetts, on the
subject of currency legislation.
The President called in these two
leading Senators in order that he
might have their views concerning
the many propositions that have been
made to him during the last few weeks
in favor of plans for relieving the eur
rency stringency under such circum-
stances as have occurred recently.
Senator Aldrich stated at the close of
the conference that nothing definite
had been decided upon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
BRYAN CERTAIN
OF NOMINATION
FOR THAT REASON SAYS MOD
EsTY FoR6lDS HIS ATTEND
ING CONVENTION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-William
Jennings Bryan fears that his modesty
will prevent his attending the next
national democratic convention. This
declaration In the senate wing of the
capitol today was regarded by republi-
can and democratic leaders alike as
an indication that Bryan feels certain
of his motivation next year.
While Mr.. Bryan was chatting with
the senators friend from the west re-
marked that he hoped to see him at
the next democratic convention.
Well, don't know" said Mr.. Bry-
an. my modesty may prevent me
from going. You know ] do not get
an opportunity to exercise modesty
very often and whenever ! do. ] make
the most OF t."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
MERCHANT DID NOT
SEE INJUSTICE
COULDN'T APPRECIATE ABUSE OF
BANKS FROM MAKER OF
DlsHoNoRED CHECK.

| Very frequently those who complain
most and loudest Of the incon-
veniences of the stringency in money
matters are those who are really not
affected at all. People are prone to
complain, and they often imagine a
thing until they really believe it to be
true. This is probably the case with
a Maury countian whom a leading
merchant of Columbia overheard few
days ago loudly bewailing present con-
ditions and fiercely .denouncing the
banks for refusing to pay out deposit
tors funds. This man talked freely
about the great injustice the banks
were doing the people.
why" said he, they have no right
to hold a mans money in their vaults.
They are responsible for all this trou-
BILE. Banks should be abolished by
law. It is an outrage on liberty, on
American institutions and an insult to
the constitution that they should be
allowed to keep our with especial
emphasis on the our money and not
honor our checks"
And this man talked on and on in
this same tone. and strain. But the
merchant who overhear him could not
see any injustice in the situation nor
could he agree with the complainant
that it was an outrage for the banks
to keep "our" money. Try as he
could, he could not enthuse over the
loud talk and mounting Of the outraged
deposition. Becauhe he held at that
very ting, a check of this same croak-
err on q local bank, which check had
been returned the day before, marked,
NO funds on deposit"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
BUSINESS SHOWS
AN IMPROVEMENT
MERCHANTS STATE THAT. TRADE
is BETTER THIS YEAR
THAN LAST.

So far as the business of the mer-
chants of Columbia is concerned the
financial stringency Of the past month
has apparently had little effect. There
has, Aof course, been some, incOnveni-
eRce felt because Of the lack of actual
currency, but this has been supplied
by the use OF clearing house certifi-
Gates, which readily pass current and
are accepted at full face value. and
checks are more frequently used than
heretofore. But the volume of BUSH
ness has really been greater than 10
was during the same month of last
year
One OF the leading merchants 90
Columbia stated this morning thae
the business of his house was very
much better during November than 10
was for the same month of last year,
and he had the figures to prove the
correctness OF his statement Other
merchants make substantially the
same statement. Collections are tust
q little off. but are better than, under
the circumstances. the most optomis-
tic had expected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
MEMBERS GIVE
BRYAN OVATION
coMMoNER's APPEARANCE ON
FLOOR OF HOUSE BRINGS
FORTH CHEERS.
REPUBLICANS join DEMOCRATS
In Giving Cordial Welcome To
The Leader Of His
Party.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-William
Bryan visited the capitol today. Mos
Of his time was spent In the house
But he also went, over to the senate
section for = brief talk with some o.
the democratic senators.
He declared that he had simply
stopped over in Washington to re
new old acquaintance" before leaving
for the west tonight He arrived from
New York early this morning W
His entrance in the house shortly
before 1t was called to order was greet
ed with applause and cheers. This
reception involved a majority OF the
members on the floor, both democrats
and republicans, who crowded about
him in the arena in front OF the speak
er's desk. When the clerk of the
house began rapping for order Mr..
Bryan and several of the democrats
went to the rear of the democratic
side, where he remained until the SEES
sion was well advanced.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bryan will
be in touch with the leaders in both
the house and the senate from now on.
in order to make the most of every
opening by the republicans and the ad.
for use in the national
next summer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
COLUMBIA LODGE
HOLDS MEETING
LARGE ATTENDANCE TO SEE
PROF. j. c. HARDY PROPER
LY INITIATED.

An unusually large and Interesting
meeting of Columbia lodge of Masons
was held In the Masonic Hall Friday
night. Some surprise was caused by
the large attendance, but it developed
that the goat did his duty fully and
vigorously as Prof. ]. G. Hardy Of the
Columbia .Militry Academy was the
candidate and the boys thought this
a good opportunity to get even with
Col. Hardy for past goffenses." and so
they called on their fathers to even up
the score for them. Exactly what did
take place the public may never know;
but we are reliably informed when
Col Hardy lays 1t on" hereafter, he
will know exactly how the boy feels.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
POPULISTS WILL
HOLD CONVENTION
CALL ISSUED FOR MEETING TO
BE HELD AT ST. LOUIS ON
APRIL 2.

JOLIET, H., Dec. 3,-Chairman
James II. Ferris, of the Populist Ma
tional Committee, issued cali today
for a Populist National Convention to
be held in st. Louis. April 2, 1908, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for the President and Vice President
Of the United States. The basis of the
representation will be two delegates
for each Congressional district and
four delegates at large for each State
and Territory, besides one delegate
at large for each one thousand votes
or majority fraction thereof cast for
the Peoples, Party National ticket at.
the election OF 1904.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
HARRIS MURDER
CASE ON TRIAL
DEPUTY SHERIFF 10 ARRAIeNEO
FOR THE KILLING or
WHIT KITCHEN.
fVIDENCE:IS VERY CONFLICTING
Eye Witnesses Disagree As To
The Facts Of The
Tragedy.

The most important case OF the
present term of Circuit Court and the
one that win attract a great deal OF
interest was begun Wednesday when
both sides announced ready in the
case of the State VS.. VIII Harris,
charged with murder. The defend
ant is Deputy Sheriff of the county,
a member of prominent family OF
the county. and is held in esteem by
a large circle of friends.
On the afternoon Of June the 3rd
of this year he shot and instantly
killed Whit Kitchen, foreman of the
Arrow Phosphate Mines at Mt. Pleas
ant, and also in the grocery business
at that place The shooting was done
on the platform of the train on which
both Harris and Kitchen had ridden
from Columbia to Mt Pleasant and
occurred right at the Mt. Pleasant
depot after the train had come to a
standstill at the station. Many
people witnessed the affair and il
caused great excitement at the time.
There are of course a number of
stories of the killing and the circum-
stances that led up to it, and as in
all affairs of this character eye wit.
nesses differ in their accounts of what
took place. 1t is stated. however,
that Kitchen was considered of a
rather dangerous character and had
some years ago killed a white man at
one of the Mt. Pleasant mines. 1t
is also charged that he had threatened