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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Pertinent HINTS.
Things Which Every Woman Is Anxious
to Know.


to Know.
Embroidered shoes and slippers are
much worn.
Tinsel ribbons are much used on
ball dresses.
Little silver boxing gloves afford a
novel match-safe for gentlemen.
Gold and silver threads gliStcn in
dress fabrics and in their trimmings.
Artistic novelties are oNidized silver
watcll-cases. Stimulating sea-shell.
Well-ventilated sleeping rooms will
do much towards preventing headaches
and lack of appetite for the morning
meal.
A great deal of applique work is out
lined and filled in with needlework in
which wide gold thread and tinsel are
used.
The skirts of walking costumes es-
cape the ground dinner dresses are
longer, often showing a demi-train.
while evening dresses are made with
trains.
Gold buttons are out i'm new patterns
for gentlemen summer waistcoats.
These come in sets of four, this making
all that will be required for the low
cut style that is to prevail.
Quite new in silver belts are flexible
ones, composed of three rows of coins.
Some are of nugget finish. while others
have plain surfaces. All are beautiful
and afford pretty finish to the dress
bodice.
Rusty black lace can be freshened
and otherwise improved by rmsing it
water to which has been added borax
and alcohol in the proportions of
one tablespoonful each of borax and
alcohol. to one cupful of soft water.
After the lace is partly dry dip it in
water in which an old kid glove has
been boiled. squeeze gently, pull out
the edges. and spread on cloth CT blot
ting paper. and dry under . heavy
weight.-N. y. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
ANCIENT WATER WORKS.
The First system Ever Built on Il
American Continent,

American Continent,
On the best authority available it il
believed that the first water works i'm
the United States were planned and
constructed by John Christopher
Christensen. at Bethlehem. Pa. i'm
1862. The machinery consisted of
three single acting forSe pumps. finch
caliber and ls-inch stroke. worked BY a
triple crank, and seared to the shaft of
an under>hot water wheel Is feet in
diameter and feet clear in the buck
cts. The total head of water was ,
feet. On the water shaft was a wallow-
er of IS rounds. gearing into a spur
wheel of 52 coyS. attached to the crank
The three piston rods were attached
each 10 a frame or croS>head. working
in grooves. TO give them parallel
motion with the pump. The crosshead
was of wood. as well as the parts con-
tanning the grooves or guides. The
water was raised by this machinery to
the height of 40 feet and subsequently
to ia feet These works were i'm OPP
Grafton rs late as 1882 The first rising
main was made of gum-wood as far as
it was subject to pressure and the rest
was pitch pine. In 1856 leaden pipes
were substituted. and in 1918 they were
changed for iron.-Industria Gazette
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Something Nice for Travellers.
fChicaoO Herald

A new invention now being pat on the
market is Lead-rest for travellers. It
consists of @ plush cushion hung upon
strong white wires, and so made that 10
fits over the top of the seat-hack. Upon
this soft, shapely cushion the tired traveller
may rest his weary head without getting
cramps in his bones and stopping the cir
culation in his veins, as is invariably the
case when man "scroo@es" down into .
car-Seat in order 10 rest the lack of his
head upoa the upholstering. The con-
trivance ea,. b. taken apart i'm half a min
ute and packed away in grip or coat
pocket. BY it's use every traveller may
carry his bed with hem, and that without
paying two or three good dollars to .
s!eeping- car company for the privilege Of
breathing the bad air on their coaches and
dreaming OF his mothers feather pillows
during few unhappy hours of the night.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

The plaintiff seems to have been an emil
nea.lv prudent and economical sutton.
Handkerchiets at ten cents each is almost q
famine quotation. The raisinS and the cam
dy they no doubt ate together. What was
done with the "two-pound cotton chain" il
is impossible to conjecture, except it were
60 keep the defendant employed while the
plaintiff fingered and loved. How he could
have conducted whole summers court.
ing on "Horse hire, fifty cents" is posi-.
tive marvel. BY iudicious advertising the
recipe could be made to yield him a for.
tune in short time. The price at which
the ring was obtained would make" q
second hand store if properly employed as
q bait 10 catch customers. Against the
plaintiffs claim the defendant entered .
contra account. The chief items were
three gallons OF oil, 1sed during the court
ing. and time lost by the lady's mother Sit-
ting up at nights to watch the couple. The
jury took the view that value had been re-
ceived, api gave a verdict for the defend.
ant.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
PERSONAL BEAUTY.
Air aud Soap the Two Greatest Enemies
of the Complexion.

of the Complexion.
s.Do YOU know" said an old Pitts
burgh physician, ''that the two greatest
iestroyers of complexion are air and
soap. Well, il is So mean that there
is too little fresh air. properly breathed.
and too much soap. The respiration
has much to do with the dizziness or
brightness of the complexion. You
may notice any lady who takes short,
quick breaths. and she will be slightly
stopped and have a whitish leadcn col
or about her face. Such women soon
20 INT" consumption or cohtract Some
other lung disease The habit is gen.
orally contracted in school from lean
ing over the desk. and to my mind the
danger from this is greater than from
curvature of the spine. Another thing
is too free Use of soap. You never
heard of skin disease among any .av-
age tribes who We're at all clearly. like
our Indians and the New ZealanderS.
This attribute a> much to their not
using soap Us to their outdoor exercise.
IL the ladies could be induced
to discard it from their toilets. and sup
ply its place with ammonia. finer and
clear compilations would be the result.
4 little ammonia in the water is quite
rs effectual as soap. and has not the in
furious effect of the latter. After the
additions an exceedingly fresh, soft app
pearancc NAV he given by an applica-
moistened and left to dry upon the
face. and then busted off with a soft
wooden cloth. the skin will have a much
more delicate and natural-looking
bloom than can he given by the most
highly priced cosmetic Now that it is
fashionable to be healthy. every lady
should more than ever before seek for
those aids which will improve herself
physically So much has been said
about the efficacy of cold water that
thousands have made too lavish use
of it, thereby sowing the seeds OF dis
ease. Although bath should always
he cool to the body. it should never feel
cold. 4 cold bath is powerful stimuli
liant. and like other stimulantS, should
be used sparingly. From eighty to
ninety degrees Fahrenheit is about the
right temperature for a bath. Very
coarse towels or brushes should never
he applied to the healthy skin. Al
though the towels should be moder-
atclv coarse, the friction should be
given by the hands. A sponge bath
every morning. according TO these IL
rection>. will much improve the health.
Instead of Il feeling of lassitude there
will he one of quickened vitality, and
the rood looks will be naturally in
-reased. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
SPRING MILLINERY.
Fancy Straw BraidS and Other Recently
Imported Materials.

Fancy Straw Braid~ and Other Recently
Imported Materials.
The indications i'm the early importa.
tons OF millinery and millinery mate
rails favor the prevalence Of fancy
straw braids. with Il great variety of
shapes in both bonnets and hats. The
majority of the models presented to us
for inspection i'm the fancy braldS have
been of Tuscan manufacture and French
reproductions Of the Italian braids !;
though many Of the new braids have a
distinctive character of their own.
Very charming little bonnets in the
natural pale yellow of the straw, brown.
beige-color. ecru. vivid Turkey red and
other strong cnlor> are in Il variety of
braid. which has thrown up on the
surface little plaque or scales. the size
of a centime. of the straw split and
wound around and around. Pretty
little shapes are of satin Tuscan braid
purledged and rice braid> are seen i'm
the new bonnets sent over from Paris.
with models in band of plain braid>
an inch wide alternating bands of
from three to four fringed braid>.
Fancy ut best enters into the rough
braids. and we may safely assume that
fancy braids will be much more kindly
considered than they have been for the
last several spring seasons. They will
not prevail, however. to the exclusion
of the plain braids. Some of the most
unique bonnets that have come out
from Paris are of fine English split
straw and Belgian satin straw braids.
and the bonnets and hats of Milan
and Canton braids may he expected to
take their usual and standard place i'm
the spring and summer wardrobe.-
Niiinern Trade Rericr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
New AnecdOte Of n Statesman.
IChjcago Inter Ocean.

There are number Of anecdotes in cir.
culation about the lat. Congressman Ran.
kin AMI the brave manner in which he met
death. Almost his last words were joke
When the late Senator Carpenter lay dying
he showed similar nerve. A few hours
before his death he was seized with a vic.
lent spasm and asked the doctsr what il
was. "It's the colon" said the doctor
referring to that portion of the anatomy
bearing that name. ''Then I've LITTLE
longer to live" replied Carpenter, We
never come to full stop at u colon.S
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
A Smart Missouri Dog.

Engineer Spencer of the st. Louis Cable
4 Western railway owns large white
and black setter, who is as quick at inter-
pre,ing signals as any of the men about
The depot. Whenever he hears the engine
he'll he hastens to his post, no matter where
he is, and will take his place by his master
in the cab with his paws on the window,
watching the track as attentively as the
engineer himself. In his zeal to be up and
doing he will sometimes catch the whistle
rope in his teeth and make the signal for
the crossings. In fact. his admirers say il
he only had hands he could run the engine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Invali,ls, Hotel and Surgical Institute.

1nvAnuS' hOteI ana SurSicai Iusttute.
This widely celebrated institution. located
at Buffalo. N. Y, is organized with full
staff of eighteen experienced and skillful
Physicians and Surgeons constituting the
most complete organization of medical and
surgical skill in America, for the treatment
of all chronic diseases, whether requiring
medical or surgical means for their cure.
Marvellous success has been achieved in the
cure of all nasal, throat and lung diseases,
liver and kidney diseases, diseases OF the
digestive organs, bladder diseases, diseases
peculiar to women, blood taints and skin
diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous
debility, paralysis, epilepsy ttits). sperma-
torrhea, impotency and kindred affections.
Thousands are cured at their homes through
correspondence. The cure of the worst
ruptures. pile tumors. varicocele. hydrocele
and structures is guaranteed. with only q
short residence at the institution. Send 10
cents in stamps for the lnvalids' Guide
Book GIGS pages. which gives all particu-
lars. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, \. y.
AMONG our Chinese brethren we notice
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Spring Medicine

Everybody needs and should TAXI. good ,pring
medicine for two reasons:
LIST. The body is now more susceptible to benefit
from medicine than at any other season.
I'd. The impurities which have accumulated IN the
blood should b. expelled and the system given tone
and strength before the prostrsting effects Of warm
weather are felt.
Hoods sarsaparlla Is the best spring medicine. It
pures the blood Ii sharpens the appetite. II
the digestion II overcomes debility. 1t builds up
the whole system. Try II and you will be convinced
Of ffa supariuritY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Young America ut the White House.
Cincinnati Ennp irer.l

The wife of Judge Joseph NJ. Carey, the
delegate from Wyoming, called upon Miss
Cleveland to-day with her small son, .
bright child of five years. Miss Cleveland
spoke pleasantly to the child, and asked
him IL he had seen the President and what
he thought of him. Eyes, l saw him."
said the child, land think he is bigger
man than AMI
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Younp Men. Read This.

TnEVoLTAIc BELT Co., Of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO Vol
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men tyoung or old)
afflicted with nervous debility, loss Of vital
ity and all kindred troubles. Also fol rheu.
matism, neuralgia, paraly sis and man 9th.
er diseases. Complete restoration to b ealth,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No r,sS in.
Cured, as 80 days. trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

u. s. SENATOR VOORHEES,, of Indiana, says
St Jacobs Oil cured him of rheumatism.
Hon. R. NJ. McI.ane, L. s. Minister to
France, certifes to the power of Red Star
Cough Cure, which costs but twenty-five
cents bottle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

IT is said that there are more lies told in
;he sentence Il am glad to see you," than
in any other six words in the English Ian
guage.-H. j. Usfaid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

BY late legal decision in England
bread peddlers are obliged to carry
scales with them to weigh the bread in
the presence of their customers. This
5 to prevent cheating by underweight
which had grown to alarming proper.
tons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

IL another column Of this issue will be
found an entirely new and novel specimen
of attractive advertising. 1t is one of the
neatest we have ever seen, and We think
any one will be well repaid for examining
the supposed display letters in the adver.
tisement of Prickiy Ash Bitters.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
VALUE RECEIVED.
4 Thrifty Provincial Swain and His PeoU
liar Suit at Law.
Toronto Globel

A remarkable case has just been before
the courts at Chatham, New Brunswick. A
young gentleman who, after many months
of industrious counting, was busted from
the young lady's affections by a more en-.
terprising rival, brought suit to recover
the following:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Purify Your Blood

Remember. We do claim that Hoods ssrsspa-
fla will do imposslbilities. W, tell you plainly what
Il has done and submit proofs from sources Of I'M
questioned reliability. and ask you frankly y ou are
suffering from any disease affection caused pro-
NOTED by impure blood low Of the system, to
Try Hoods Sarsapariia. Our experience warrants US
in assuring you that You will not be disappointed in
the result.
Il can recommend Hoods SaIsaparilla to all - .
safe sure medicine. II cured me of terrible head
sches and cured my little girl of swelinRs in her
which had been lanced twise- Ms =. F. LOAD.
GATES Avenue Brooklyn, NJ.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

= Pile tumors. rupture and tistul;e,
radically cured by improved methods. Book,
10 cents in stamps. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, \. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

TRANSACTIONS in poultry are ap; to breed
bad blood. Men are always Indignant
when they get n fowl of each other.-Ear
ftngtcn Free Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

WIFE, before lions cage, to husbands:
''What would you say if the bars were to
suddenly break. and the lion to eat me up.'
Husband. dryly: Il should say he had .
good appetite"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

when In the spring felt all run down and much
debiitated, found Hoods Sarsaparia just the medl
cine TO build Ny wife also, after much physical
prostration found In its life and lasting bene
IT. Upon little girl, who had been sick with scar
let fever, its effect marvellous. entirely removing
the poison from her blood and restoring her to good
health" E. G. SrRArroS. Swampscott, Mass.
"lhave used Hoods Sarsaparilla and ind II to be
the best remedy for impure blood have ever taken"
NJ. II. BAxrKR, ticket agent. p. Il X. I'd. Round
Brook, y. J.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

SHEAR nonsense-trying to cut the hair oil
q bald-headed man.-Bdrbers' Gazetse.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

A TENA, editor says: We never could
understand why so much shot should be
wasted in killing birds while So many
young men part their hair in the middle"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

WHEN countryman was asked what
was the waist of dress. he reckoned it was
the part that dragged on the pavement
Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

Which is the oldest treel The elder, but
the old MULLEN plant is the oldest in worth.
for it is now recognized Of more value than
cod liver oil in consumption. Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Null
lein will cure coughs, colds and consumption.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

DRY and gray hair will become moist and
dark by the use of Halls Hair Remover.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

PIXIES ToOTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, &c
Gknn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. &c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BunionS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

For sudden colds hoarseness or irritation
Of the throat, take Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

A POULTRY exhibition-A woman stoninR
Unconstitutional -Wrrsriek.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

II an old maid is described as Ian unap-
propriated blessing" should an old bach
elOr be termed Ian Incorporated 'cuss' ~
-Chir,Qo Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

''The way to sleep says scientist. lis to
think of nothing" bat this is a mistake.
The way to sleep is to think it is time to get
up.-N \. Telegram.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

WOULD it be disrespectful to sing Old
Hundred on the birthday of Il centenarianl
The Interior.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

A YOUNG lady wrapped up in herself ID
. delicate parcel.-Chica3o telegram.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

An easy way u find lost relative Make
q will in his favor.-Detroit Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

USE Dr. Pierce's "Pellets" for all bilious
attacks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

3 months treatment for SOC. Piso's
Remedy fos Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

The two ears Of civilization-pion-eer
-Fhdddelphia Call
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

The artfulness of women is increasing.
They even have designs on pottery
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

A WESTERN farmer has discovered that
benZine will kill Canada thistles. He
poured benZine on the roots of some and
they have not benzine since.-Ddas.ale
Brerze
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

SHE-"You awkward brute! You have
dropped your bread and butter on the
floor" He-"That's all right, my dear
Nobody will get it; have my foot on it !"
-Tali1,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

A WALLET, like jackknife, is only usefu
when open.--Nsr Haren tNers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

ADVERTISING is a good deal like making
love to a widow. 1t can't be overdone.-
Chicago Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

THk newest thing in newspapers is AN
organ of brass bands Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
The Oldest Tree

THE chicken thief is annex hen trick fell
Marathon Independent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

THOUGHTS that burn-Rejected communi.
cations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
AS A BLOOD PURIFIER,

particularly in the Spring, it is unequaled,
for you can not hare pure blood when the kid
neys or liver are out of order
Look to NOsss. condition at once.
Do not postpone treatment for day nor an
hour. The doctors eau not com pare
records srith as. Give yourself thor
ough constitutional treatment with Warn
er's Safe Cure, and there are yet many
years Of life and health assured you!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

ALL farmer wants is the earth.-LoxsE
Citizen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Tone Up the System

81 consider Hood Sarsaperilla the best medicine
ever used II gives me appetite and refreshing
sleep. and keeps the cold out" JoHs 5. FoGo. los
Spruce Street, Portland. Me.
Hoods ssrsaparillA Was 3 God-send TO me, for IL
cured of dyspepsia and liver complaint with which
had suffered - years." J. b. HoRSBrck. south
Fallsburg. n. 7.
81 took Hoods Sarsapsrra for general debility and
was wonderfully benefited by It,. J. 4. JOHNSON
Martins Ferry.O.
Mrs. c. ". Marriott. Lowell. Mass vas eompietey
cured OF sick headache which she had had 10 years
BY Hoods Sarsspariila,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17

AMONG our Chinese brethren we notice
All Tom. All Sing. All Chong. but no All
There Is he deadf-Phaddelphia Coll.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-17
Hoods Sal

Sold BY oil druggists. u; six for 8. Prepared by
c. I. HOOD Co. Aporhecaries. Lowell. Msss.
100 Doses One Dollar