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Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

to his watch-chatn-A piece Of ivory
shaped and colored like peanut
The point was this: Every member
was bound TO produce his charm when
ever and wherever another member
should challenge. If Mr.. A.. meeting
Mr.. &, should hold up to view the bit
of ivory, then Mr. B. was bound to do
the same, or else pay the fine At first
the fine was one dollar; afterward the
fine was fixed at five dollars. Ihe
fines were paid into the clubs purse,
which for many years was kept fat and
full. Now, this may seem boyish.
not to say "silly." for q parcel
OF digniied business men, yet
some of the members Of the
club were gentlemen favorably
known throughout America The
Frenchman in question was the presi-
dent of the club, and the other men,
bers used to take delight in catching
him. Once he was riding nth another
member of the club. The Frenchman
held the reins. The horses sprang into
run. The Frenchman held on with
the grip of death. 1t would have been
madness to loosen the lines for an in.
want In the very crisis of the runa-
stay the friend held an ivory peanut in
front of the Frenchman. He was
caught. The next day he paid the fine
without murmur. Years after that
he found himself wedged in a great
crowd in Broadway. He was . stout
man-as round and as rosy as pippin
and he could not possibly get his
hand into his waistcoat pocket in that
crowd. Just then member of the
club saw him, and realized the stout
presidents predicament. Out came
the slim mans charm, and the chal-
lenge was given. III pay" said the
Frenchman: and pay he did. Again,
he was at Long Branch. He had for
gotten about the peanut. and was dis
porting in the waves a long way from
shore Suddenly he saw some one,
with uplifted arm, swimming toward
him. In the hand that belonged to the
uplifted arm was little yellowish OBJ
ject. like pebble. But it was not a
pebble; it was one of the ivory pea
nuts. The poor president laughed SO
that he was nearly drowned.-Golden
DaUs ~ -zt7 E... Hla- ,r Es.t
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
FOB OUR YOUNG READERS.
THE T.PARTY.

She twiried upon her tip-toes light. liz
Tossed back her tangled tresses bright ,rs
And cried: I'm truly tired of play:
III have q tearparty to-day!" rrf
She Get the table meath tree,
With tempting tarts, and toast and tea;
Ten 0uy cups upon the tray,
Ten plates and spoons in trim. array, z
Ten twinkling tapers, thin snd tall
And then the feast was ready all.
The thrushee trilled and twittercd sWecA
The turf was tender meath her feet; ~
Her tidy cap with lace was rimmed
Her tasteful gown was tucked and trimmed.
Now here am 1 and here's the treat!" she
cried.
But who is there to eats
I'm very thirsty for my tea, think I'll be
the company
And slipping now and tasting then,
She ate and drank for all the ten!
-MGs0dret Johnson, IN St. Etcholda
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
SPREADING OF MANURE.

! Land on Which This Necessary Work
Should BE Done in Autumn.
1t is vet undecided as to whether ma
nure should be spread in the spring OF
fall, and many farmers disagree so
earnestly regarding the period as to
denounce the opposite method as in
| furious. 1t depends upon the stand
point from which the subject Is viewed,
and the condition of the manure at
time of spreading is an important fact
or in the case. On light, sandy soils,
that allow the water to sink rapidly be-
low, owing to loose subsofl, the spring
is the better fine. as loss will occur
during the spring when the SHOWS melt,
if spreadln the fall, but such manure.
if applied in the spring. should be we'll
rotted and in fine condition. On
light soils the manure should be ap-
piled as close on to the time Of plant
ing the crop as possible. and it should
be well narrowed in and mixed with
the soil, so as to allow the plants to
appropriate it at once, But. where
there is large mass of coarse, un.
rotted manure. and Ithe soil = heavy.
with stiff clay subsoil, the Land shonld
be plowed in the fall. the manure
spread over it. and the cultivator (iot
the harrow) be passed over it, across
the burrows. and the field left in that
rough condition. The first rains that
fall will wash out the soluble material
which will be absorbed by the soil, and
the coarse substances will then be
acted upon b the frost Of winter,
thereby causing them TO decompose
very rapidly as soon as the weather be-
comes warm. Such q mode will not
cause loss of manure unless the land j.,
very sloping. and subject to being
washed by the rains. What is desired
is to have the manure rotted and its
available matter, ready in the soil for
The crops that are to be grown upoR
the land.-Farm, Field and Stockupea.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
q 1xT
home, FARM. AND 0ARDENsT!

q 'sTi1 "a
TO have fine crop of cherries and
40 worms. simply spray them with
London purple water. right after the
blossoms are dropped and then tsss o.
three times afterwards. Use . teaspoon
fll Of the purple to a large pal Sf wa
ter.--Frnit Recorder. isli H5 -,
1t Is not always easy to start =
fru;t-jar cover. Instead of wrenehiag
your hands and bringing on blisters.
simply invert the jar and place the top
in hot water for a minute. Then try
it, and you will fnd il turns quite
easily.-N. e. Farmer. e"f.-i ii-l'o
All small apples and others defect
i've in form cr damaged by worms have
their best market on the farm as food
for animals If packed with sound
fruit even in small proportion. they
reduce the price of all even to the point
of loss-N 7. Telegram.
Minced Veal: Cut the meat from
the bones, and having minced it very
fine with small piece of lemon peel.
CRATE over it little nutmeg. and
sprinkle on some pepper and salt Put
the bones into a saucepan with large
onion chopped fine and water enough
to moisten weu; thicken with little
flour and butter and serve on buttered
toast-The Household.
Grapes, to do their best and rot
the least, require high. dry ground.
Grapes growing where the vine is shell
tered from excessive rains and hot sun
are induced to rot but little. We be-
lieve trellis made with a wide board
cover at the top would ina measure
prevent rot and mildew. On high.
gravelly soil we have had no trouble
with either. Cleveland Leader.
To amuse convelescing child is .
hard and very important task for
mothers or nurses. One who has ex.
perience reports the success of having
hung the walls of the room thick With
illustrated papers, and giving the child
long pointer. His pointing and quec-
tioning concerning scenes in all parts.
of the world afforded ineXhaustible
means Of famusement-C Chicago Herald.
Fig Pudding: Three-quarters ofSa
pound of grated bread. half a pound
of best figs. six ounces of sliet six
ounces of moist sugar. ateaspoonful,of of
milk, and little nutmeg grated. The
figs and suet must be, chopped very
fine. Mix the bread and suet first.
then the figs, sugar and nutmeg one
egg beaten well. and lastly the hiik
Boil i'm a. mold four hours. 1lo-a abe
eaten with sweet sauce. Boston. Posi-. I I
For. Curing Hams: The following
mixture has been used by our family
(the countrified ones) for about three
generations. The hams are SURE
keep and are noted for their excellent
flavor. For one hundred pounds of
meat take four pounds of fine salt.
four ounces of saltpeter and one pound
of brown sugar. Rub the hams with
the mixture every other day, until ali
is absorbed. No more salt is required.
-MOntreal Witness. .s.'.a = D.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
WHEAT AFTER CORN.
Unquestionably the Cheapest Way Of Rails
ing Good Wheat Crop.

Unquestionably the Cheapest Way Of Rails
ing a Good Wheat Crop.
The practice of sowing wheat after
corn is deservedly meeting with in
creased favor, both on account of its
harmony with the well-established prin-
ciple of rotation of crops, and because
it is the cheapest way crop of wheat
can be made. A few years ago it was
thought to be impossible to get full
crop of wheat by this method, and
there are probably many farmers yet
who regard it as slovenly process;
but experience has amply demonstrated
that this need necessarily be no more
slovenly method than any other, and
that when it is properly followed out the
results fully justify the means.
To insure the best results the corn
should have been thoroughly culti-
waited, both to keep down weeds and
to keep the soil loose. The corn
should have been planted early. that
cutting may begin early. just before
cutting is begun. the shock-rows should
be sown with one-horse drill, if pos
siblc, if not, SOW broadcast and culti-
vate in; then put in force of cutters
sufficient to finish the field within
week As soon as the cutting is fairly
under way, put on a heavy spike har
row and harrow down the stubs,
which should be cut close 20 the
ground. as long stubs are a great vex-
alton in drilling. Harrow inlands, go
ing in one direction, aud thoroughly
pulvsrizing the surface; then follow
with the drill. driving i'm the same di-
reetion with the narrowing. to avoid
the inconvenience of the broken stubs
as much as possible. .
4 thorough narrowing is much bet
ter than plowing, even when the
ground has become quite hard. as the
pillow leaves the subseil so loose as to
permit the access of too much air.
The essentials of a good crop of
wheat after corn are, first, of course, :
soil naturally rich, or. fertilized with
clover or stable manure. Second,
early planting aud thorough culture of
the corn. Third. early cutting of the
corn. As soon as the grains are
fairly in the dough, the corn may be
cut not only safely but with advant-
age. as the grain will fill out from the
stalks, and both grain and fodder will
be the more valuable. Fourth. thor
ough pulyerization of the surface, and
fifth. good seed, good sowing and good
weather Cor. Farm, and Fireside.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
A Case Of Foreordination.


q Has Smith sued Jones?" asked :
lawyer OF Dakota justice of the peac
whom he met on the street
." Yes. he has commenced suit fol
twenty-five dollars The case will b.
heard next week. q
''Will he be likely TO get it?'
Get it? Well. l should say he
would. know all about the matter.
Jones has owed that about two years.
/ entered judgment against him just
as soon as Smkh came in.
!" But you haren't heard the defense
yet - 's.t' .a,,1r ,s., s.,,,
Defense nothing! Don't want to
hear it. 1t is time Jones paid it, and
the costs are on him now. ."-Estellins
%. IT, Bell -ia.~
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
THE PEANUT CLUB.
The Fun Caused by Its President. Fat
Jolly FreneAnaan. Tff Aas

The Fun Caused by Its President. Fat
Jolly FreneAnaan. Taf Aas
Some young men are 50 deeply dis
appointed in life at the age of, twenty
that they think the promises OF chiie'-
hood broken At the age OF thirty
these same men may say: ''Weii, it
isn't so bad. 1t is really what per
son makes it, after all; SO let rs make
the best of it, That was the way
with gentleman who died in New
York not long ago. The gentleman
was a Frenchmail. In order that he
might brighten life, he organized the
.sPea-nut Club" Let no boy for an
instant fancy that this was q club at
which the members ate ground-nots
The club was very simple Each MEM
ber carried about HMM his waist
coat pocket or fastened as a "eharm"
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
rrrwuyswA uleoFcsgs

h alS ln.EaEx sTLgSs2G3
The SelhshnSss of Prosperity-The
writer has for the last forty years de.
pended on the kindness, of his neigh
bofs when m want Of . wheelbarrow,
hot now has one OF his own and here
After shall have no occasion TO borrow.
and hopes no one else wil.vDonUess
'(Adss. Nirror. i-,,a .e..ax -.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

"Don't know what ais melatsly. Can't
eat welEcan't sleep we'll Can't work,
and don't enjoy doing anything, Ain's
all kind o played out, somewsy." That Is
what scores Of mon say every day. II they
would take Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" they would soon have no ocoa-
sion to say it It puriies the blood, tones
up the system and fortides it against dis
ease. It 10 . great anti-bilious remedy -
we'll
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

PEOPLE who are fond of shad have al
ways been in favor of the expulsion Of the
bony parts.-THe Rambler.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

A DEALER says that when an oyster get.
to be five years old it is as. elastic as q clam.
This is tough.-Bnfdlo Courier.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

EVERY person is Interested IN their own
affairs, and il this meets the eye OF any ono
who Is suffering from the effects OF torpid
liver, We will admit that he Is interested in
getting we'll Get bottle of Prickiy Ash
Bitters, use il Is directed, and you will al
ways be glad you read this item.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
81 Feel So Well.~

Z II want to thank you for telling me of
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription,s =
writes lady to her friend "For q long
time I was unfit to attend 20 the work Of
my household. kept about, but felt
thoroughly miserable. j had terrible back,
aches and bearlng-doWn sensations aero
me and was quite weak and discourage&
/ sent and got some Of the medicine att
receiving your letter, and It has cured n
hardly know myself 1feel 50 we'll"
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

No Opiun in Piso's Cure for Consnmp
ton Cures where other remedies fail. 25c
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

FINE weather is never admired until it il
mist, and when it is missed it is never adj
mired.-N. y Independent
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

: HoS. n. A FoRAx, Of Ohio, member Of
House of Representstivs4 says St Jacobs
Oh relieved him Of acute bodily pains os.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

MARRIAGE among the Sioux Indians ID
for lifetime. Siouxing for q divorce
there is not knOwn.-Te1dS ISiytings.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

WREN dispute arises at cards Hoyle
will sometimes calm the troubled waters
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

An old chestnut newly roasted: How
can one invest lis money to make it go
farthest! Why, buy postage stamps
Prairie Farmer.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

WHAT word is always pronounced wronl
by the best scholarss (The right answer Il
the above is ,rrono)
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

TSCHoOLMARM to Little Josie-''Where il
the North Pole?" ''At the top of the map,
marm."-GOodal's Sun. .-...
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

WONDER if the sea-serpent could swal-
low all the stories that are told about himl
boston transcript. ~ -
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

FoR proven ting .dandruff and falling Of
the hair, Hall's Hair Remover is unequaled.
3. Every family should be provided with
Ayers Cherry Pectofal.e Cures Colds and
hoe Lhflti~it~
SOukuS .-s-ri-~ ..LE
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

AN exchange says that ''butter is stron g
in the market" It's strong in the board
ing-houses, too.-Philddelphia Call.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

THE ties formed at sociables sometimes
lead to matrimonial knots.-Life.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

. NocolINI has published . nsv song, snti.
Ned my PROPOSAL Il b probably writ
tan IN the key ot Re mina, Oh r- WaaAise'
- koeA - 49,. - --------- . = -
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

fDoN'r disgust everybody BY hawking
blowing and splitting, but use Dr.. Sage''
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

A SINGER named Limburger is attracting
some attention in Germany. He ought to
have a very strong voice. .-..# Be-.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

A BoY's upper lip is like Banquo's ghost
when it will not down.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

: II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Ihompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell Il. 25c.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

. -WHER1 h tho doctor whe docs mot like
his couRil-fee .b ElsIiE 81 eos .''.g'i r
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

A GIRL with powder on her face mus
find sparkling dangerous.-LoreHC Citizen.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

AFTER all, 1t IS the bad child ;gsts the
polm.-ZHe Judge. fsaxlvsz.e Js43Ga1o
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

NEVER lend a man money who talks {
t IS Q mere trife.-N. y Journal.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

LIKE hot weather, the smiles Of lovely
woman will at all times witt a mans
chOler.-BOSt0n Courier.
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

A BURGLAR alarm" Wake mp John
I'm afraid there's somebody getting int
the house"
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

iis A LOCOMOTIVE can not draw a train Of
thought ..s -. -
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
All Used Up

Strength all gone. Tired ont. Overworked. Feel
ing mean and misersble-You must NOS neglect
yourself longer. Delays are dangerous. Thedown.
yard tendency Of; your system must BE stopped
NOu need the tonin& sthenethenine building up
properties of Hoods sarsaparlla to restore you to
health give You an sppstits. and make yoa scsiye,
cheerful and willing 20 work.
II felt good results from the first dose Of Hoods
sarsaparilla- II seemed to go from my head TO my
toes know Hoods Sarsaparilla IN o good thing.
and on the strength Of my own experience have
sold great deal Of IT." G. II. SrRArTcN, druggist
Westfeld, Mass.
have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla for dyspepsla
and as tonic Alternative. with the most beneficial
results. have also used IL for rheumatism With
the good eject Iressrd it a ond OF the very best
family medicines, and would NOT willingly b With.
outfit" A B. CcRRY. ProvfdencesRL
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold By all druggists. n: six for e. Prepared only
by HOOD 4 90, APotAscasiess sI.ovefis Mass
100 Doses' One Dollar
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28

BERf tongue and ox-tal soup make boil
ends meak-Praiye EorDaeS,
Thomas County cat., 1886-10-28
Hoods SarsapariIIa
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CREAM BALM.
100 Doses One Dollar

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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-12
Death of NTr. Leue.

Mr.. Gustave Leue died last evening at his
residence, on the corner of Welton and Ex-
change streets, quite suddenly. Mr.. -Leue
was born in Germany in 1922 and was conse-
quently 81 years of age at the time of his
death. The deceased was well known here in
st. Paul, where he has lived so long, and his
well-known form and kindly smile will not
again be seen on our streets He came to st.
Paul in 1865 and has lived here since. He
was at one time the editor and proprietor of
the Volksblatt, a well-known Democratic
paper in ST. Paul. He took good deal of in
terest in politics, though he was not what
would be called a politician. He was the
brother-in-law of Mr.. George Benz. The de-
ceased was highly respected for his kind and
pleasant ways. He was a man of integrity
and honesty. He belonged to the Druids, the
United Workmen and the German society.
The deceased leaves wife, four daughters
and one son. One of the daughters is mar
ried to Andrew Mark and another to w. F.
Hickman
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-12
Additional st. Paul News ON the
Fourth and Eighth Pages.
PER SON AIS.

B. Davis, Chicago, is a guest at the Claren-
don.
E. j. Carter, Helena, is putting up at the
Merchants.
P. ]. Warren, Winona, is stopping at the
Clarendon.
c. F. Cole, Oakland, CAL, is putting up at
the Clarendon.
Otto Weiss, Charleston, Ia, is registered at
the Merchants.
W. A. Cleland, Grafton, Oak, is guest at
the Merchants.
L. ]. Fletcher, Lake City, is putting up at
the Merchants.
A. w. Warren, Larimore, Oak, is stopping
at the Merchants.
j. E. Markham, Salamania, N. Y, is stop
ping at the Clarendon.
AT the Ryan: NJ. J. Malion, st. Vincent,
Mimi; j. S. Collins, Omaha; R. B. Harrison,
Helena, Mont; A. Heller, Miles City: A. G..
Whitney, Sank Centre; Thomas Doyle, Kansas
City; E. w. Boch, Helena, Mont; A. J.
Sawyer, Duluth; D. P Whine, New York; Dr.
d. I'll. Carver. Harrisburg; Hon. Charles d.
Drake, Washington; W. II. Rhawn, Phila-
delphia.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-12
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
a Big Grist of Offenders Disposed of
XeSferdaY.

In the municipal court yesterday the no.
torious Hannah Bentein, known to the DO
lice as the Lady of the Lake." was sent
to the workhouse for ninety days for drunk
enness. She was released from that .inSti-
tuition on Monday, after serving out SEN
tence for the same number of days. Four
drUmks aud disorderlies received the usual
disposition. In the case of Andrew Ross, a
suspicious character, sentence was sus-
pended. James O'Donnell was arraigned
upon a charge of assault and battery. 1t
is alleged he entered the residence of j. H.
Morony, 1920 Summit avenue, and step
ping into the parlor proceeded to assault
that gentleman, who is contractor and
builder. The examination was continued
until Friday morning. Max Levy was ar
raigned on the charge of defacing property,
the charge being preferred by W. w.
Smith, owner of the building occupied
by Levy. An examination of the case
revealed the facts that the occupant of the
building had driven as many as three nails
into the casing of a window on which to
hang articles. He was promptly discharged
by the court. Joseph Sansome, for viOlat-
ing the health ordinance in refusing to
clean up his yard, was fined SO and costs.
j. Blomme, residing at the corner of
Seventh and Cedar streets, was arraigned
on the charge of selling liquor without
license, and the hearing was continued until
to morrow. j. W. Searles, for violating
the health ordinance by killing cattle be-
tween Merriam park and the transfer
yards. and permitting certain portions of
the carcasscs to remain. was fined 49, j.
NJ. FrOsetll vas fined $50 for keeping his
saloon open If or Il o'clock at night. The
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-12
KILLED RY CHATS.
Horrible Death of a Colored Man
i'm Arkansas.

Horrible Death of a COlOred Man
i'm Arkansas.
Special to the Globe.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 11.-For several
days past the buffalo gnats, the pests of the
lower Mississippi valley, have been doing
their work of destruction among the stock
of this section. Reports of horses, cattle
and mules having been goaded to death by
these insects are received daily. Yester-
day information was received here that Bill
SneisS, a colored tenant on President
Hadden's plantation. in CEittenden county.
Ark, had been Stung and choked to death
by these pests. He was found dead on the
Mcdonald place on Friday. evidently
victim to the gnats, which swarmed
about the corpse. GnatS were crawl
ing in and out of his ears and
nose. His mouth and nOstrils were
filled with gnats. Swarms OF gnats had
settled in his wide-stretched eyes and were
feeding on the sightless orbs. His cloth
ing was filled with gnats, and halo of
gnats lowered around the dead man. Sneiss
had beed in the L'Anguille swamps and it
is supposed he tried to run away from the
gnats. The insects were so thick, however,
that they drove him wild. and finally be-
coming exhausted he Tell prostrate then
was smOthered by the swarm of gnatS. The
death of SneiSs must have been horrible
choked into eternity by seething, living
myriadS of insects. This is the second case
on record where buffalo gnats have des-
troyed human life. In 1884 man met
death in the same horrible fashion that
Sneiss did, near HAYNES station, st. Francis
county, Ark.