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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
NO-VINE POTATOES
Much Speculation Over "Discov-
cry of This New Plant.
Value of Vegetable Established Be-
You'd Any Que ton of Doubt by
Various Experiments in This
Country.

Some farmers of Sangamon county,
ILL.,, during the last season have
grown sweet potatoes without vines,
and as this variety has never been
grown in the north to any extent there
has been great deal of speculation
over the discovery" of this new plant.
Vineless sweet potatoes, so-called,
are not very well known, though they
have been grown in some parts of the
south for many years. Doubtless the
Illinois farmers got some of the seed
of this variety from the south without
knowing what it was.
The place of origin of this variety is
somewhat in dispute and the probable
ity is that it was independently origi-
mated by at least two men. One report
seems to give satisfactory evidence
that it was found in 1884 on the plan
tation of George Harvey, near Colum-
bus, Miss, in a field of the old-fash-
toned yam sweet potatoes. By 1898
this variety had been written up for
most of the leading agricultural pa
pers by c. c. L. Dill of Dillburgh,
Miss, according to his own statement.
Another report Of the origin of a
vineless sweet potato which seems
authentic was given in the Atlanta
Weekly Constitution for December rs,
1898. In an article in that issue by
A. G. Paddleford of Edwards, Miss.
he states that his father, T. D. Paddle
ford, found the strain in 1865 in a field
of the "old-fashioned Longtime yam
Whatever may have been the origin
of this variety, the following seems
certain: It is mutation or sport"
from the old-fashioned yellow yam,
and it resembles that variety in flavor,
character of tubers and shape of foil
age.
These "vineless'' or bunch" sweet
potatoes have been tested at the Tex
as agricultural experiment station, and
the following statements represent
the conclusions reached from these
tests: The value of this type of sweet
potato is established beyond question,
the same as that of the bush lima
bean. There is, however, only one
strain which can be Endorsed. There
are two other strains which have not
proved as productive, and many of the
partial failures reported are attributed
to these having been used instead Of
the one good strain.
The foliage of these two inferior
strains is much less dense and the
stems of the leaves are not nearly so
long nor SO heavy as those of the
strain Endorsed. In one of these two
strains not recommended there is a
wide range of variability in vines,
tops and tubers. One has foliage of
small size and less dense On the vine
than the other, the vines measuring
from four to eight feet. The tubers
Of one are just like those of the par
ent variety, while those of the other
are reddish yellow and resemble very
much the pumpkin type. The strain
recommended is the only true vine
less sweet potato" It's vines are two
to four feet long, with heavy, dense
foliage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15

Robbing curls, dancing on the head
of childhood, arranged or disarranged,
appeal with an unending charm. 1t is
only lately that the most gifted hair
dressers have revealed to us all the
fascination of Curly Locks, as quaint
ly arranged for the little festival &C.
casions Of children.
AS in many late coiffures for grown
ups, the hair is cut in a light, grace
full fringe across the forehead, writes
Julia Bottomley in The Illustrated
Milliner. For the little girl the re-
mainder of the hair is "frizzed'' in the
quaint old-fashioned way, half it's
length. This is accomplished with
curling irons or by dampening the
hair and braiding it in several tight
braids half its length, and allowing it
to dry. The crimping necessary may
be very satisfactorily done on crimp-
ing pins, but they are not always COM
Portable.
This pretty couture is lovely even
without the addition of pretty furbe-
lows. But the placing of the ribbon
band and buoyant bow as shown in
the picture is an immensely attractive
finish and takes the couture out of
the simply childish class into the high
art rank. The folded ribbon holds
two short curls to the front and in
every way adds brilliance to the de-
sign.
For an older girl, and for grown
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
TO PREVENT BEE SWARMING
Bane of New Beekeepers Can Be
Averted by Putting the Swarm
Into New, Empty Hive.
(BY DIR. A. F. BoNNEY.,

(BY DIR. A. F. BONNEY.>
The bane of the new beekeepers Is
the bees which will insist in casting
swarms after the first ones, called
after swarms," and those which with
out known cause leave the hive and
without even a "good-by" leave for
parts unknown.
I am one of those modern beekeep-
ers who believe bees should swarm
once each year, for this prevents Fin
breeding" which would ruin q stock
farm, but after this first swarm il.
should be so managed that there
should be no more. How this can be
done will be understood by reading
the many articles on preventing
swarming; but, briefly, it consists in
putting the swarm into new, empty
hive on the old stand.
For absconding swarms l know no
remedy, unless it be that you always
put bees into cool, well-shaded hive
which is clean and out of reach of
vermin. There is not much danger
that q swarm of bees will leave hive
filled with brood, but they sometimes
do it. The greatest fear of an abscond-
ing swarm is that they will leave be-
fore the queen has got to laying, so
that there is nothing to keep even a
portion of the bees from leaving.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
WIRE-PRoTEcTED CORN CRIB
Can Be Erected at Moderate Expense
and IN Short Time-Gives Bet
ter Service Than Others.

The wire-covered corn crib herewith
illustrated was lately erected in Bar
ton county, Missouri, at a cost of $145.
writes J. e. Bridgman in Indiana
Prairie Farmer The crib is % fest
in diameter and 20 feet high. It bss
six sides and ample room for storing
5000 bushels of corn. The studding
are two by six inches, spaced Is
inches on centers, the stills and plates
are four by six inches or two by six
inch pieces, the hip rafters are two by
six inches and the remaining rs[ters
two by four inches. The roof is COW
cred with good grade of composition
roofing, and the foundation and floor
is of solid concrete, Ia inches above
grade and IS inches below. The floor
slopes from the center in all directions
and has a three-inch fall The siIis
are bolted to the floor and drains are
made below sill, by imbedding small
pipe in the concrete while wet. The
studding are we'll braced and covered
with regular corn crib wire, as shown.
A four by seven foot door is provided,
swung on hinges, with a second door
inside of loose boards that may be
removed one at a time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15

ups (on the dressiest of occasions),
the second couture is presented
This couture is an arrangement Of
curls pinned down to the head, in fact
a mass of puffs with one end free. The
hair is cut in light fringe across the
forehead and slightly curled A por-
ton is parted off and tied at the
crown of the head, where it is twisted
into knot and pinned down to sup
hair is parted off in sections and ap-
parently tied near the head. Each sep
arate mass is then again parted into
strands and curled. The mass of big,
short culrS only needs then to be ar
ranged becomingly. They are placed
careless irregularity all over the back
of the head. Little clusters of cork
screw" curls are grouped at each side,
where they appear to be held in place
by little jeweled ornament set with
pearls. Two strands of pearls strung
on wire extend across the head to the
other ornament at the right side OF
the head. Narrow bands of velvet or
satin ribbon might be used. An orna-
ment of some description is essential
to this couture
The little cork-screw curIs at the
side are made by separating fuller
eurls into strands, parting them off
with the fingers Coiffures by cour-
tesy of E. Durham, Chicago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Afternoon Affairs.

For card clubs, sewing parties and
the various afternoon festivities to
which a group of women are hidden,
new ideas, or slightly different COM
binations from those to which we are
accustomed are always welcome. Try
coffee or chocolate, the latter with
WHIPPED cream, for refreshments, and
either charlotte russes Or salad, with
nut sandwiches. Catalogues filled
with vanilla ice cream are delicious.
If the party is of moderate size,
neither small nor large, it is often
nicer to have the refreshments served
upon the dining-room table. Have a
centerpiece OF flowers, with or with
out candles, according to whether the
day is dark and gloomy, or sunny.
You can pour the chocolate from the
table or have it served from kitchen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
FEEDER FOR HoMINY MEAL
seIf-Feedins Device That Allows Feed
to Run Until Two Troughs Are
Sufficiently Full.

A self-feeding feeder for hominy
meal is a very useful device to have
on the farm. One can be constructed
by following the directions herewith
given:
am sending herewith a figure of
the feeder with the following explana-
ton. A is the base upon which the
feeder rests. (Should be raised ON legs
if you intend to feed catt1e). B and
G are the two troughs one on each
side. D and e are the two openings
from which the grain flows.
Fill the box with feed and it will
run out at the bottom until the two
troughs are full, then the feed will
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Good Cover Crop.

Rye is one of the best non-nitro-
genous cover crops that can be
grown. 1t can be safely sown as late
as the first week in November with a
fair assurance of success. Another
matter about rye is that it should be
got under early in the spring or it
will become unmanageable and decay
slowly and may injuriously affect the
seed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
For Your Party Bououet.

The stems of party flowers will not
injure the delicate party frock if they
be incased in little tube-like cover,
made for the purpose, of oil silk.
These covers have been made of
chamois, but that is not impervious to
water and the tinfoil in which stems
usually are wrapped will itself make
a discoloratioh on the gown
The pinning on, too, will often tear
and pull the soft fab<ic and this may
be partially obviated by tying the
stems with ribbon-green, like the
leaves, if you do not want it to show
-and pinning several of the loops I'm.
der the folds of the trimming.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Mistakes in Hogs.

It Is a mistake to forget that the
Lcg Is grazing animal.
1t is a mistake If the hog is not
fed in a clean place, free from dust
and mud
It is mistake to overfeed or under.
feed
Ordinarily it is mistake not to
feed the liquid before the solid food.
It is a mistake to feed constipating
food and do nothing to correct it.
It is a mistake to feed all sizes to-
gether whenever the smaller ones are
to disadvantage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Grinding Feed.

In the early day windmills were
used to irrigate and grind feed, but
the large ones were hard to keep up,
there being no heavy or hard winds,
consequently they have been done
away with Gasoline engines are
used only ON the autos and once in a
while corn shelter or feed grinder
is run by one.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
A Big Farm.

The late Oliver Dalrynple of Cas-.
selton, N. D., had 1900 acres of land,
employed 600 men and 600 horses to
work the farm. They used $50 gang
plows that turn from three to 18 fur.
rows at time, 70 gang drills, $50 self.
binding harvesters and IL steam
threshing outfits, and shipped two
trainloads of wheat every day during
the threshing season.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15

same, while the other part is cloth
braided at the edges.
Hat of black beaver, trimmed with
feathers and silk.
Materials required: Seven yards
cloth 48 inches wide, one yard velvet,
three dozen yards Russia braid, two
dozen buttons, AZ yards silk for coat
lining.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Shadow Lace.

This is new and, because of its I'M
obtrusive patterns, can be used in
great quantities without fear of over
decoration.
The pattern is woven in such a way
that an uncertain shadowy effect is
produced. It is especially lovely in
black and cream. The black shadow
lace is used over the black net and
white satin underslip. The cream is
effective over pale tints in evening
gowns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
A Rose-CoIored Fur

1t is here! No longer must we &C.
cept furs in colors which resemble the
natural tones.
A furrier has thought of dyeing a
fox to match a grayish rose7colored
gown and it is success. 1t may have
been<a light gray fox, the natural
color giving that delightful ashy tint
over the dark old rose 1t may have
been white one, soiled beyond the
cleaners rejuvenating touch. But
whatever the reason for the new
dip it has emerged to our profit and
the one successful color trial hints Of
other possibilities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
A Wire Corn Crib.

It is, of course, intended to fill this
crib with one of the portable eleva-
tors through the trap door in the roof.
The writer has been building cribs
and other farm buildings for some
time, in fact, for years, but knows of
no other form of crib that will give
the service that this crib will for the
cost of same. And the crib may be
built in very short time if one
should change his plan of disposing of
the corn crop,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
A SeIf-Feeder.

stop, because it has the grain stacked
up in the troughs until it has clogged
up the two openings.
Of course the hopper can be made
as big as wished, but the smaller it is
made the handler it will be to move
about. think you will find this feed
er simpler to make as well as prompt
in it's action,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Holding Cream.

For holding cream the farmer should
be supplied with tank and wind.
mill. All water pumped should be
run through this cooling tank The
tank should be placed in good milk
house. This milk house should be
kept free from everything except the
milk and utensils for handling it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Cost of a Cow.

According to careful experiments.
the cost of keeping cow year with
the best of feed and shelter, labor and
interest on the investment included
all told amounts to S55. If then the
cow cannot be made to produce more
than SIS, she is not worth keeping. A
good COW ought to produce at least
$110, or double the cost of her keep.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Suede Gloves h Fashion.

Smart women seem to have laid
aside the white glace glove in cam
phor. Suede is the thing. It is worn
for street in its heavy texture, with
wide stitching on the back, and is
worn in the evening in the pale gold
en- tones that are very becoming to
the arm and hands.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Value Of Prairie Hav.

Prairie hay is pretty poor stuff for
milk cows. They like 1t now and then.
just for a change, but soon tire of II
when they find it IN the manger every
night. For cows, it is wadding, and
that's about all
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
OF LIE-DE-vIN FACE CLOTH.
Complete Costume with Some New
and Attractive Points of Orna-
mentation.

Lie-de-vin face-cloth is chosen here,
the plated skirt has Russia braid ar
ranged in wayy pattern as trimming
at the foot, buttons are also put on.
The coat has the braid put on to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15
Feed for Pigeons.

When confined, pigeons need food
which requires little digestion, other
wise they will have foul crop, liver
complaint or some other ailment
which will make them unproductive.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-15

match from the shoulder downward,
but round the lower edge the pattern
is much deeper. The right-hand side
of front is cut in tabs and fastens
over a waistcoat of black velvet; the
collar and cuffs are partly made of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-21
STATE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS In RAIDS
Assist Sheriff Louthan in Roundup of
Joints-Seize Gambling Outfits
and Liquor-Arrests Made

A new element was injected into the
enforcement OF the prohibitory law this
morning when pair Of state enforce
ment officers joined Sheriff Louthan in
a raid on several joints.
As a result Of the mornings opera
tions several arrests were made and II
is expected that the evidence obtained
will be used as a basis for applications
for injunctions against some of the
places.
The only important seizures made in
the morning raids were at the '66" re
sort where the officers took possession
OF two roulette wheels, two poker ta-
bles and sackfull Of chips, a grip full
Of bottled whiskey and boiler Of cold
"suds"
Following the raids the sheriff swore
out warrants against Thad Turner,
Claud Phillips and Bob Shelby, alleged
proprietors OF the place, charging
them with running a gambling house
and also with the unlawful possession
of liquor. A complaint was also
lodged against the negro porter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-21
ARRANGE
HALL FOR
EXHIBITS


Convention hall is fast taking on the
appearance OF a worlds fair, prepara-
tions for the exhibit Friday and Satur-
day now Ding under full headway
number of local merchants and
manufacturers We're busy today ar
ranging booths for the display Of their
wares and arrangements are also being
made for the display Of farm products
which promises to be larger and better
than was at first anticipated
Secretary Kirkpatrick reports that
in addition ia an address by Judge Con
nors Friday afternoon there will be an
address by State Superintendent Cam
eron. Mr. Kirkpatrick is endeayoring
to arrange matters so that all the
school children Of The city may hear
these addresses.
Secretary Kirkpatrick received a
reply from Hon. c. G. Jones this after
noon. accepting an invitation to speak
Saturday afternoon. His subject will
be Oklahoma. Past and Future John
Fields, editor OF the Oklahoma Farm
Journal. win also speak Saturday aft
ernoon.
Regretting his inability TO come on
account or being out Of the state Sen
agor Gore said in his reply: 11If
were in9the state would surely come
to Chickasha, unless YOU quarantines
against me.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-21
RUN NECK
and NECK
In N. Y.

Special BY United Press.
New York Sept 2f.-lt viii require
the Official count Of delegates to deter
mine whether Vice President sherman
or Colonel Roosevelt viii be temporary
ehairman Of the republican state can
vention.
This was made certain today. Il is
unlikely thar there will be majority
OF over ten Or fifteen either way
A careful analysis OF the results yes
terday indicates that the "old guard
cannot count OH over 492 delegates and
that Roosevelt cannot figure on more
than 476 Il requires sos votes to con
troll the convention.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-21
Summoned to Sit
on Federal Jury

Tom Burke, deputy United States
marshal. has been busy the past two
days serving subpoenas for petit jurors
who will sit during the term OF federal
court beginning at McAlester next Mon
day. Interest attaches to this term OF
court by reason of the expectation that
Governor Haskell and other defendants
in the celebrated Muskogee town lot
cases will be tried. The government,
i; is stated, will insist on the cases be.
ing tried.
Among the jurors summoned from
this county are w. II. Wadsworth, r. A.
Sanford and Ulysses Kilgore Of this
city and A. L Evans Of Rush Springs
Three more are to be summoned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-21
REGULARS
CONTROL
In COIOradO--De clare
Against Initiative and
Referendum
Special by United Press.

Special BY United Press.
Colorado Springs. Col. Sept. 2l.-
@We declare that we are unalterably
opposed to the initiative and referen-
DUN because It is revolutionary in
character and subsersive Of republican
form Of government"
This is the way initiative and refer
endum is referred 20 in the platform
reported to the state republican con
vention today BY the resolutions com.
nittee.
The regulars oYerrode the insur-
gents In the committee, which foreshad-
owed the complete control Of the con
vention by regulars
The insurgents announce that they
will make three minority platform re-
ports They will declare for the init
iative and referendum and will de-
nounce Senator Guggenhelm
The standpat platform denounces ali
the reforms made in Colorado as tend
ing 10 putting the control or politics
Into the hands OF miliionaires and
democrats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-21
BRIDE OF THIRTEEN;
GROOM In TROUBLE
Took School Girl From Ell Meta Bond
College and Brides Father Goes
on the War Path

Whatever the answer to the ques.
ton: rs marriage a failureq' m j he
Russ Smith, bridegroom slice last
night, will probably soon conclude ,lat
his own marriage is not altogether a
success.
A warrant is out for Smiths arrest
and he viii probably be in he tolls
Of the law before night
Smith, who was a farm hand living
about ten miles southwest Of Chssha
shafi came to town yesterday ami Sc.
cured a license to wed Miss Pearl Far
well, daughter OF Frank FarweIl, a
highly respected and well-to-do farmer
living In the sane neighbornood IN
which Smith lives.
Smith gave the age or his prospec-
tive bride as over eighteen and ac-
cordingly license was issuel to him
Then he went 70 Minco where he girl
was attending Ell Meta Bond COLLEGE
and later returned with his lady fair
taking her to the country where the
couple We're united in marriage by a
justice Of the peace AZ O'Clock last
night.
Il was soon after this that The irate
father entered upon the stage, having
learned Of the dolngs Of the pair Mr.
Farwell came 10 town and laid the
case befors5the county attorney. he
said his daughter was only thirteen
hyears Of age. Turning 10 his law
books, the county attorney found that
the statutes make It felony to marry
a girl under the age Of fifteen without
parental consent, the maximum pen
atty being FIVE years Imprisonment and
accordingly d warrant wae issued ior
Smith.
Mr. Farwell said bis daughter and
Smith mad kept company s0me sut
he had not anticipated any serious out.
come Of t. In his application for H.
cense Smith gave his own age as twen.
iy-one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-09-21
G. A. R. in
PARADE
Want Congress to Fix
Railroad Rate to
Reunions
Special by United Press.

Special by United Press.
Atlantic city, n. j.. Sept 2l.-With
100 doctors and scores of ambulances
along the line Of march to care for the
exhausted veterans, $4,000 members Of
the G. A. r. paraded today before Vice
President Sherman and Governor
Forte.
More than 100000 people reviewed
the parade which with COMMANDMENTS
Chief Vansandt at the head, marched
through the streets.
Leaders of the G. A. r. estimate
that the attendance was cut at least
10000 by the action of the railroads in
boosting the rate and G movemsnt Is
expected to be launched here 70 have
congress establish a rate of one cent
to the C. A. r. reunions.