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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

beautiful figure, that rolnoexter's ar
tistic soul was seized with a desire to
paint her. She was walking in a
brown study at first, her eyes on the
ground, as If she were buried in
thought, but when she was SO near to
Poindexter that he could have spoken
to her without raising his voice, she
stopped and lifted her face to the
sky with a look of rapture, as if she
were filled with the joy of living, OF
being out there all alone under those
pines and that infinite sky.
AS she stood thus, Poindexter leaned
forward. He could see every feature
distinctly, even the color of her eyes,
and he was puzzled by maddeningly
vague resemblance to some one he
had met, or seen, before. Who was
this girl, and what could she be doing
all alone in this deserted spot?
Suddenly, as he watched her, her
eyes dropped to the path ahead of her,
come into her face At the same mo-
ment he heard step approaching, al
though the newcomer was hidden from
him by turn in the path. The girl
however, could see him distinctly, and
as she watched him coming, she be.
gan to back away, step by step, one
hand raised to her breast, as if to still
the beating of her heart.
BY leaning far over, Poindexter could
see a man, an exceedingly disagree.
able-looking person, coming toward
her, with sinister look on his face
1t was exactly the sort of smile a
spider might wear as he bore down on
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
HatchabIe Eggs.

Eggs from hens two years old mated
with a cockerel about one year old
usually hatch better than those from
pullets and produce stronger chicks,
but as the hens are liable to become
fat more readily than pullets it often
happens that eggs from fully matured
pullets hatch best. Pullets should bi
mated with cock at least Is months
old, and they should be well developed
and fully grown. The first eggs from
pullets are sometimes very small, and
in using eggs for Matching select neyae
but those Of average size and of even
shape. When pullets begin to lay at
five months old the eggs may hatch
we'll, but it is best not, to use eggs
from them until they are older.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Mingled Past and Present

mat on the floor, the bed was clean
and adorned with pillow shams and a
patchwork quilt. Two small shelves
were filled with school books, and on
one wall hung a little row Of Hamp-
ton pictures, surmounted by the
photographs of a teacher and .
scholarship lady, Evidently that
spot is sacred, and the demands of
tradition and hospitality are satisfied
on the other side of the door,
Caroline D. Andrus, in the Southern
Workman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
SEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS.

Refill the salt box in the pasture.
Remember, few pleasant days do
not make whole spring.
Give the horses bran mash twice
week these early spring days.
Set the strawberries in rows four
feet apart and two feet in the row.
Plant melon seed and cucumber
seed in the box in the kitchen window.
Sheep with the best fieeces are usu-
ally the ones that have the strongest
constitution.
Remove the brood SOW to a place
where she can be free from noise or
other disturbance.
II the pump bucket leaks take it to
towf with you today. The timer will
fix Awhile you wait.
= Hellebore sprinkled on the currant
and berry bushes while wet with dew
.wll destroy the currant worm.
Apound or two of nails in the right
lplace Or buildings and fences right
now save annoyance later on.
F. quick returns, for large percen-
to ION money invested, there is no
= nal on the farm that beats the
wv or the eve.
The man who is careless about his
.hs mess and who allows his horse to
drfss himself will spoil any horse. no
mattel how well bred
Rem ne all the trash from along the
fenc< ~ There are insects that will
deelroy some of your crops in the dry
grass and weeds.
Devote short time with the women
folks figuring out Improvements for
the ont yard, then spend longer
tir putting the plans into execution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Rescue Of Injured Innocence
By JOHN CARMICHAEL
Copyright, 1909 by Associated Literary Press)

When Poindexter, On a sketching
tramp, came upon the spot that June
morning, he remarked to himself that
it was the most perfect setting for a
highway robbery or murder he had
ever seen east of the Mississippi. The
fact that he knew that it was not a
dozen miles from New York city did
not make it seem less so. The path
below him ran through a ravine, whose
rocky precipitous sides, overgrown
with low scrub oak and pine, would
furnish hiding places for score OF
highwaymen. From where he lay, 25
feet or more above the path, there
was not a house, not human being
in sight, although he knew that over
beyond the clump of pines there was
a respectable farmhouse, surrounded
by it's prosaic vegetable garden and
orchards, and that the railroad sta
ton on the Shore View road was only
quarter of mile away.
Poindexter had not yet outgrown his
boyish love of adventure, and as he
lay there on the moss in the cool
shadow of the pines, he amused him
self imagining various tragic and ro-
mantle happenings, appropriate to the
spot. The whistle of passing freight
train, sounding shrilly near, at last
dissipated his dreams, and he rolled
over, laughing happily and calling
himself a fool.
He was lying on his back, his hands
clasped under his head, watching the
feathery pine branches swaying in the
sunshine against the blue sky, when
slight sound broke the peaceful still
ness He listened moment, and then
raised his head, cautiously peering
around the corner of the bowlder,
which quite hid him from view of
passerby below.
Down the patch, walking straight
toward him, came a graceful girl in a
white gown, swinging a broad hat in
her hand. She made such a perfect
picture, coming as she did through the
sunshine, dappled with shadows, the
light falling on her bronze hair and
bringing out every perfect line of her
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Treatment of Sick Fowls.

In'the majority of cases the sick
fow! should be killed. Generally 1t
Does not pay to doctor sick fowls, and
often the sick fowl that RECEIVERS is
not the one that amounts to anything
afterward This is particularly the
case with fowls sick with the roup
This disease seems to perneate every
fiber of the birds, and If they recover
at all they are of little value for a
long tilee. 1t is doubtful # they ever
fully recover their old vigor. If one
owns a high-priced bird it may prove
to be profitable to cure it for the sake
of the eggs that it may produce, which
eggs may be used for Matching other
high-Driced birds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
HAMPTON Indian Knew anS Liked Civ
ization's Comforts, Bat Kept
Up Traditions.

My call upon one Hampton couples
is possibly as good an illustration as
any of the struggle many make to
live up to their teachings. They live
in very good little frame house.
and when drove up saw there were
two tents, full of relations and friends.
in the yard l was asked into the
house, and my heart sank as | en-
tered cook stove. table and cup
board were the only articles OF furni-
ture in the first room. harness hung
on pegs In the walls and the floor
was more or less covered with pots.
kettles and dogs.
Before could really grasp the full
effect, my host threw open the door
into the next room. with the remark:
Here is where We live"
There the wife was sitting, sewing
on the machine. There were shades
and screens at the windows. braided
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Handling Cows.

A temper under control is an invalu.
able asset to man employed In han.
ding COWS.
Warmth is half the feed for cows,
and remember that foul cir does not
keep an animal warm.
Every COW should be brushed thor
oughly- each day. Keeping the skin
clean and active is conducive to
health.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Sandy Loan for Potatoes.

A sandy loan soil usually produces
potatoes of a better quality than the
heavier SOIL It remains more mel
low, giving the potatoes a chance to
become more shapely and making
them easier to dig. Heavier soil some
times yields larger because of its
greater fertility, but the tubers are
more subject to brown rot in such
soil than in sandy loan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
European Grass Seeder.

at other times the teeth are locked up,
simply using the grass seeder in place
of wheelbarrow seeder, and as the
hay rake is drawn by horses, it saves
the men having to go over the ground
with wheelbarrow.
We show herewith an illustration of
a one-horse hay rake fitted with grass
seeder.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Advantages of Dairying.

The great advantage OF dairying
over steer feeding is that after
farmer has fed all his crops and sold
his product he still has the machinery
left for producing more of the same
kind
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

New Yorks state highway coromis-
sion is proceeding with vigor which
will excite attention and cause pro-
gressive legislators in other states to
study her highway construction sys-
fem. The commission has just ad-
yertised for proposals for the improve
ment of 81 miles of state roads and
145 miles of country highways. The
total cost of the roads covered by the
contracts Of February and April Is
fs5 242.OOO.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Let the Horses Roll.

After hard days work in the field.
the horses will enjoy few moments
to roll in the yard or about the straw
pile. Your horses will scratch them
selves more in five minutes by rolling
than you can with a currycomb in 30
minutes
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
High Speed for Separator.

With the separator the speed Of the
bowl is often allowed to vary from the
limits indicated on the crank. A high
speed will produce very thick cream,
while low speed will have a tenden-
cy to produce thin cream.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Embarrassing Question.

Police Justice-Have you any way
of making a living?
Vagrant-I hev, y'r honor. | kin
make brooms.
Police Justice-You can? Where
did you learn that trade?
Vagrant-I decline to answer, your
honor-Home Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Draft Horses.

Nowadays draft horses must be
matched to sell WELL
Choose for the breeding mare
solid color-dark bay, black or chest
nut.
In countries where colts run out the
much stronger legs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Several times has it been reported
in the current news of the day that
a trolley or steam car has jumped the
rails and plunged into some dwelling
This is all wrong Houses never dis
mite the right of way on tracks with
cars and cars should not be allowed
IN challenge the stationary status of
houses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Now university scientist asserts
that any desired characteristic can be
produced in human beings at will, and
that character is only a matter, after
all. Of chemical combinations. Some
may object to the elimination by this
theory of the soul and spiritual in
fuence from it, but the theory has its
,compensatiaSg il cranks can be re-
imcyeI from their present sphere Of
pernicious activity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

A wife murderer in Georgia, par
doned by the president, refused to
avail himself Of the clemency and will
remain in charge of the penitentiary
pharmacy as trusty. This would
appear to be a case where the zeal
of friends rather overran itself.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

rack is sufficiently large to feed so
head, and where more than one rack
is required they should be set not less
than ten feet apart. The openings
should not be more than four inches
wide, as this will prevent the sheep
from getting their heads through.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

The first aeroplane price list has
heen issued in England, offering mo-
.ronlane with 3-cylinder, 30-h. p. en-
cine at s2,25O, monoplane with 4
cylinder, 5o-h. p. engine for $2.775. and
a biplane with 4-cylinder, son. p. en-
zine for $500. Aeroplanes come high,
and the higher they 60 the higher thay
come.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
PLAN FOR SHEEP FEED RACK
Implement Found to Be Quite Profit
able, as Animals Cannot Waste
Feed-AIso Prevents Crowding.

Here is my plan for sheep feed
rack, for hay or cut feel. l find this
rack very profitable, as the animals
cannot waste the feed, writes C. G.
Schwarz, in Kansas Farmer The bot
tom of the rack should not be more
than four feet by six to prevent the
sheep from crowding each other This
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

A New Yorker plunged into the icy
river last winter to rescue a young
Iady's merry widow hat, and now she
has married him. 1t is possible that,
having thrown the hat away in order
to secure later model, she concluded
the chap who thwarted the plan by
rescuing the old hat should be com.
pelIed to buy the new one?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
She Knew Her Dick.

He-Darling. / swear by this great
tree, whose spreading branches shade
us from the heat, by this noble tree
| swear have never loved before"
She-You always say such appro-
pirate things, Dick. This is a chest.
nut tree!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

The noets of New York bave formed
. Iabor union, but one of the big draw
hacks In this is that no one will SYM
notbize or even notice it when the
members go out on strike.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Recalling that the gold production
of the United States last year was
$99,O0O,O00, the Boston Globe finds evil
dence of the renewed vitality of New
England in the fact that it collected
two-thirds as much from summer
boarders. But is 1t fair to give no
credit to the visitors who furnish the
money?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
GRASS sEEDER FROM EUROPE
Hay Rakes Equipped With Attachment
for Seeding Are Used Extern
siveIy in Spring Season.

1t is quite common in many OF the
countries in Europe to equip hay
rakes with a grass seeder attachment,
which is used extensively in the spring
season for clover and other grass seed.
Sometimes the seed is sown. keeping
the teeth down on the soil for the
purpose of having the teeth scratch
the soil as the seed is sown, and then
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

A Cincinnati man has retired from
business with 100000, which he
says is as much money as any man
has the right to posses. How he must
dislike trouble.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

The market reports assure us that
4,774,320 eggs were taken by Chi
cago in a single Cay without a sign
OF uneasiness." Let us hope they were
not fried.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

! If a court injunction will actually
stop the family in the fiat above from
running a boiler factory on the prem
Uses the department stores should be
nrenared to handle them in dozen lots.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

kissing is unknown in Japan. 1t
1s not surprising they have been back
ward many years in civilization.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Germany has cut its naval estimate
for this year. English alarmists will
regard this as another cunning trick
to get the British government to quit
building Warships.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

If something doesn't stop that civil
war in Nicaragua soon, there will not
be enough left OF the country to be
worth any dictators while to tax.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

let us enter heart and soul into the
effort to conquer disease.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

It's still bit early to pack up for
the country, but none too soon to plan
for it-that is, If you have country
place to go to.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

In the bright effulgence Of spring
one can smile at the tears one shed
over the last rose of summer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

When the cold storage warehouses
turn loose eggs they are marked "di-
rect from the country
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

The chanticleer fad in this coun-
try Is chiefly confined to the cold
storage warehouses;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

That man who enters Harvard at
the age of as ought to have some bully
good times with his classmate Will
lam James Sidis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Retain Old soWs.

A potent reason for retaining old
sows is that they usually farrow more
and larger pigs than young ones.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Says a dressmaking authority:
men fall in love with the best.
gowned woman" Here is question
for 9 pleasant fireside debate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

When piety is only skin deep 1t is
quite likely to affect the lungs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

The hens are in no hurry to lay
eggs to fill Up next years cold storage
warehouses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

English papers speak Of man in
the Birmingham hospital for skin dis
eases who is turning to marble. He
appears to be hard case.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

II Kermit were not 9 well trained
boy it would be hard to hold him aft
er he comes back from Africa with all
his laurels thick upon him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Vacant lots will now be worn bald
headed by budding youth In the throes
Of the baseball fever.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

We would be glad to know that
every man who gets into hole could,
in some way, come out of it whole.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
Very Hiuh Life.

us it fashionable novel;"
Sure thing. The hero even puts on
dress suit to sit alone of an evening
~ NOPE"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

What fine all-star stock company
Reno could organize.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Fell through the ice and drowned"
fatalities are over for the season
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

The genuine have W. L. Douglas name ami price
stamped on the bottom. Take No Suhssitute
Ask yorr dealer for w L. Douglas shoes. If they are
not for sale in your write for Mail Order Catalog
giving full directions how to order by mail. Shoes
ordered direct from factory delivered to the wearer
al charges prepaid. W. L. Douglas. Brockton, Mass
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

Street car hogs are not worth the
market price.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14

w, l., DOUGLAS
$500, $3.50, 50. o0& $500
gass SHOES sa sSgs ! s ss.so

w. l.. Douglas
shoes are worn
bymore men than
any other make,
BECAUSE.
w. L. Douglas $500
and $3.50 shoes are
the lowest price,
quality considered,
in the world.
W.L.DOuglas $500
and $500 shoes
equal, in style, fit and
wear, other makes
costing$G. 90 to SS. 90.
Fast Color Euefets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
~
WHAT IS A
CHURCH FOR?

EN- think of the church at
times as synonymous
with the kingdom of God
on the earth. | do not
now use the term in that
sense The home, the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17

its demands for recognition because Of
the completeness Of It's arrangements, as
well as because Of the feeling of pride
in making the most OF something which
bears the title OF state fair II goes
without question that the state fair now
surpasses any other effort in Vermont
in the variety and quality Of its exhib.
its and in the attention to the comfort
Of the thousands who frequent the
grounds. SO It has been for two years;
and so it is likely to be at White River
junction next week, when the gates shall
have opened on Tuesday. From time
to time the management Of the fair has
given the public an idea Of what may
be expected this year, and The Times
believes that al win be done that was
advertised to be done. The members Of
the commission cannot afford to have
the integrity Of their purpose ques
toned nor can the future Of the state
fair be jeopardized to the extent OF put
ting on cheap performance. In YER
mont the state fair idea is still in the
experimental stage, and the annual ex.
hibit at White River Junction has not
become so firmly established as to be
fixture. Therefore, the general public
can depend upon it that nothing but
the best available for enc means at hand
viii be provided, and the people will
attend next week, having the assurance
that they will not be duped. Let the
attendance bespeak the hearty sympa-
thy Of the people Of the state with the
state fair idea, and let the public from
all sections attend, 80 that the exhibit
viii not be merely sectional.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17
PecuIiaritiss Of L.ichens.

The liehen is remarkable for the
great age to which II lives. there being
good grounds for believing that the
plants endure Tor 100 years. Their
growth is exceedingly slow, almost be-
yond belief, indicating that only lit
tie nourishment is necessary to keep
them alive. In d dry time they have
the power to suspend growth alto
gether, renewing 1t again at the fall
OF rain. This popularity alone is
enough to make the lichen a vegetable
wonder, as II is a property possessed
by no other species Of plant. Another
interesting fact about llchens IS that
they grow only where the air Is free
from dust and smoke. They may be
said to be a sure Indication Of the pu-
rity of the air, as they are never found
growing in cities and towns where the
atmosphere is impregnated with dust,
SCOT, smoke and other Impurities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17

ut is reported, by those who don't
fsnow, that Montpelier is preparing to
kake all the increase ia salaries voted
members Of the legislature, bv advanc-
ing the rates for board and rooms pro-
portionatcly. This is not true.--Ver-
gennes Enterprise.
You're right; the committee Of safety
will see that the visitors are not mulcted
OF their Increase Moreover lot Of
this clatter about excessive charges in
Montpelier reads like spite. Perhaps a
few people in Montpelier need an ocea-
sional warning, but the most Of them
are honest.