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Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
horace Greeley and the Colin.

In the spring Of 1861 called, ut his re-
quest, al. his house. The servant told
me he was sick in bed. went to his
room. A bureau, with looking glass,
stood in the middle. Two or three chairs,
table and a bed furnished the apart
ment. Greeley, the very picture Of de-
spair, groaned with the collie. had re-
Gently returned from Washington, and it
was on the subject of my trip he desired
to talk. He suffered intensely, and two
or three times he jumped from the bed,
and in a kind Of dog trot moved about
the room. stamping and groaning, but
never forgetting the point Of his talk
Joe Howard in Once q Week.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
fhe Worlds Famous Treea

Gen. Brisbin has chapter on famous
trees Of the world which is full Of curl.
Gus information. The African baobab is
known to reach the age Of over 5000
years. At Chapultepec, Mexico, is large
cypress under which Cortez and his troops
rested. In the garden Of Semiramis, at
Babylon. is willow supposed to have
been there when the queen was alive.
The Neustadt linden was 500 wears old
when it was wrecked in 1882. England
has oaks 5000 yeats old. A walnut tree
at Balaklava. 1900 years old, is owned
by five families who gather from it an
nually about 100000 nuts. The Wads.
worth. oak, at Genesee, N. Y, is 500
years old and twenty-seven feet in cir.
conference at the base. Cincinnati Com
mercil Gazette,
-.y4y.4.Is4.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
He Quickly Comforted Bcn.

1T is with unfeigned sorrow and a
bleeding heart, Mr.. Sampson, said the
girl gently. that I am compelled to say
thee nay; but I love another" and tears
OF sympathy welled into her eyes.
Now don't be 80 overcome, Miss
Clara" he said earnestly. 1T is really
OF no great consequence; I'll be as chin.
per es bird in a day or two, and Il
pains me to see you thus distressed
Then she dried her eyes and became
quito herself again. The Epoch.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

is some room for apprehension, that
with the present stage of the river, 1t
may overflow its banks.
The river was falling all the fore
noon but about noon began to rise
again and had added two feet to its
volume by four O'Clock at which time
1t was rising at the same rate, about
six inches per hour.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
No Cure Wanted.

Doctor-I hear, MIR. Quillhopper, that Jon
are partially dealt
"Yes, am"
"That's unfortunate; but my success in
the treatment of deafness encourages me to
believe that l can restore your hearing CON-
pletely.'
II don't want it restored"
"You don'tr'
"No; but if you can increase my deafness
I'll pay you handsomely"
"That's very unusual"
perhaps 80; but have four daughters,
and they all practice on the piano. Lincoln
Journal
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

Do you want hay, corn, bran, wood,
chickens. eggs, butter, a COW and calf,
or have you anything to sell or barter,
see Geo. b. Lambdin. I do bushes
ut present under my hat, and can be
found on the street after nine o'clock
until four. GEO. b. LAMBDIN.
l will buy your cow and let you
keep her as long as you buy feed from
me, or will bring you cow, if you
have none.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
Going Too Far,

A woman in Watkinsville, Ga, on setiring
to bed the other night saw large snake
crawling leisurely along Just above her head
The report that her screams were heard in
the next county, fifteen mikes distant. Is an
exaggeratioa. They were heard only as far
as the adjoining township, distance of not
more than thirteen miles and bali This
habit OF e3aggeration should be frosvned
down.-EorYisto~ Herald.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
Deadly Lightning

Trinity Tex, Aug a7,-News has
just reached here that on Friday, near
Groveton, some negroes and white
man had taken shelter under tree
during a rain when the tree was struck
by lightning, killing the white man and
three negroes.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
Old Friendh

Magistrate TO prisoner7-Is this the flrst
time you have been before me, Uncle Rastusi
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab; but yo poo ole
father who was jege TO- foty years, was
often up befo. He and me was ole fren's.
20 honah; deed we was-New York Sun
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
Warnest,

To bis fond father, who had asked him
where he is in his class row: '-Oh. pa, I've
got much better place than had the last
quarter" Indeed! Well, where are your
I'm fourteenth" Fourteenth, you little
lazybones! You were eighth last term Do
you call that q bettsr placer YES; it will
be nearer tho stove ALBANY Journal
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
Secret of CouxersatIon.

The secret Of good talking is to h. (.
something to say, say 1t well, cut it 81 ~ ~
ana be ready to listen. The best :s,s.s,
who will not listen is bore and I xe'
snce' and so the verdict is given .r, a%,s.
him every time. To know h 'n ~
silent In many languages is a 70 oe
cofplishment possessed byte ~ ~
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

Whatever you do { ~
eNochtiouist, for IL gov eht uy 70 % m
tirelv d;st;nct ard Actihg are two en-
have noth;no ~ N,arate branches and
This ra,.;t;na h,,' do with each other.
;.sa -Ne,p ", Aness is tho death Of act
4 World.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
All Tastes Suited.

House&eeper-Can you furnish ue With q
good plain cooki
Intelligent Intelligence Oficer-We can
give you very nice colored one, u,a'ayu. ~
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
WHAT sHAll ! GIVE HERO


"
What shall give my love-
This gray haired woman
What shall give herr
Since BY fate brought together
We two have wrought together
Helping each other
IN deed, In thought.
= Each has made the other stronger,
Made this life worth living longer.
Which else were naught
What shall I give herr
What shall give my love-
- This gray haired woman
What shall give herr
The morn should sing 1. to me,
The night should bring It to mo
The thought seek.
80 '' So close Is we
Subtle instinct Of affection
I. Should make easy che selection.
. What shall IL bef ....
~. What shall I give bert
Our beings have single euu,,
Our thoughts In the same charnelsdow-
This happiness to us has come
No more we seek or care to know.
Wound through the fiber Of each heart,
Like wire Of gold through potter's clay.
This knowledge Is the richest part,
- koves handiwork-love's cloisonne.
What shall I give my lorci E.
This gray haired woman
It matters noti ). :.
lcould but ponder DER Il, =.
She could but wonder o'erft
Whyl She has got :.
'~"--. All lean give,
In one our lives are blended. -,
As one they will be ended;
So do We live.
What could give hez7
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

Hayden Davidson and Glen Brown,
two genial statesmen will be pleased
to wait on you at Robinson's new gro
Gerry store.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
Leads b Worse ThincH

Ian young man marry comfortably en-
tU Year, asks correspondent Yes, he
cam but he will he deuced uncomfortable
afterwards Burlington Free Press
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28
Not Completed Yea

Reporter-"Can you name the hess h,fn.
drcd books, Mr.. Jamesr
Mr.. Henry James-"I have only written
sixteen books up to date. n-Qetroit Free
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

The Silver Moon Is always open and
will give you prompt attention.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

o.. Miller's crown mixed for iced
tea
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

Miss Ciars--l have been shopping this a.
teruoon for shoes, Mn Sissy. i think it Is
such o task to fiud shoes to exactly suit ones
SELF
Mr.. Sissy ohever at loss)-Ya-aa I i'm
agine you might find it formidable unaar.
taking. New York Sun.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-28

It Is said
habit Of c. %a1a person VINO Is IN the
umbrella. N'y'ns cane never ioses an
St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25

presence of friends m.d rel.
ativea and half dozen
bridesmaids, while two ''nepees," or
singing women, spent half an houl
chanting her praises. After this. the
mothers OF the respective contracting
parties officiating as priests, the mar
riage ceremony commenced. Five
bridemaids having lunches of parrots
feathers on their heads and wands in
their hands ranged themselves in q line
with the bride and bridegroom, whC
stood each with an Erm around the
others waist. the mothers standing be.
hine them and chanting a certain
formula that constituted the marriage
service. Then q string Of bcaos was tied
round both arms Of the bridegroom
while his mother gave him some grave
advice as to his duties as husband.
and then the string was lOOsed. and the
brides arms were confined while he:
mother acted the part of wise counselor
to her. Afterwards a goblet Of wine
was handed round. out of which all the
parties concerned slipped. and the cere-
mOny was concluded. No wholesale
guzzling and empting Of calabashes Of
wine dipped out Of boat ensued, AZ
with the TOwkans. All that followed
was dance. Every one was plastereC
with tOla putty. and they danced ant
danced until this began to crack anC
peel of, when the merry-making broke
up and the Princess Of Issapoo walked
home sOberly with her husband
London Telegraph.
St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

When out Of machine oil use kero.
sene and fresh lard. equal parts. well
mixed. and it will answer the purpose.
Maple COokics.-One cup butter.
ono cup white sugar, two cups maple
syrup or sugars two small teaspoons OF
soda dissolved in one cup warm water
Mix soft, roll thin, and bake in q quick
oven.
Cherry Pie.-Stone the cherries,
line piepan with crust, fill with cher
ries. spread over with bits of butter.
sprinkle with large coffee-cup of
sugar. cover with thin upper crust
and bake done.
-FOr corn cakes without milk or so
da, put pinch Of salt into a cuPful o.
corn meal. then scald; add the yclks OF
three eggs and one tablespoonful OF
-four; beat together and thin with colo
water. After beating the whites of the
eggs very stiff. fold them into the mix.
ture gently, and bake.
Cream Pudding. One quart sour
cream, one pint stoned raisins. one cup
each OF currants and chopped citron,
six eggs well beaten, one nutmeg. one
teaspoon Of salt. two teaspoons of soda.
two cups Of brown sugar. flour to make
a stiff batter. boil steadily one and q
half hours. Serve with sauce.
Vermont Pudding.-Cook two
thirds OF cupful Of rice in quart OF
milk until it is soft. Then add a cupful
OF cream, a piece Of butter the size of "a
small egg. one-half a cupful of milk,
cupful Of sugar, a pinch OF salt, small
cupful of raisins and One-half teaspoon
full OF cinnamon. Bake slowly about
two hours. This can be made with
milk instead Of cream. but more butter
must be used. Some like it better il
the cinnamon Is omitted. Good House.
keeping.
Lemon juice that will Keep.-S4ueeze
the juice into a basin. then strain it of.
perfectly free from the least pulp or
pith. Have ready some perfectly clean
and dry bottles, fill them just up to the
shoulder. then add sufficient sweet oil
to cover the top Of the lemon juice en-
tirely. Cork the bottles tightly. and
keep them upright in cool place. The
bottles must be small. (medicine phials
are best). because when the oil is re-
moved. the lemon juice does not keep
long. The peel also will keep IL dried
and kept from the dust, and is quite ss
good to CRATE.
For RenOvating Black Cashmere. etc.
Take one ounce extract Of lOgwOod
and dissolve in ten or twelve quarts OF
water, boiling hot: add one tablespoon
full Of sal soda, the same amount OF
soft soap; stir well and skim. II ma
terial is very much soiled add more
soap; but / think a better way is to go
over the goods and extract the
grease with strong ammonia water; it
will not then be likely to require an ad-
ditional quantity of soap. Put goods
in water and let them remain one-half
hour. stirring and lifting the while,
then wash through the suds and hang
up (nO rinsing needcd); be sure and not
wiring material. merely press water out
md let drip. Iron on wrong side with
hot iron while still damp.
St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25
UNCLE Mates FUNERAL

Twas not IT Ill like those you see OF ordinar
men;
Twas such as never could occur, exceptini
now and then;
For Uncie Nate had studied hard upon 1t, nigh
and day.
And planned it all-whne yet aliye-in his pecu
liar way.
i've managed other mems remains. ne saio
with quiet tone,
"And now rl,make frst-class try to regulate
myown.", ..--E
And SO. q month before his death, No Wrote tn<
details down. rfs-E
For friends 10 print, xheR. he was dead, and
mai, throughout theVown-
The paper said:, "rve figured close. and done
the best Iknew,
To have a good large funeral when this shost
life was through:
I've thought about il night and day, I've brood
ed o'cr he same.
Untn is almost seemed task TO wait until I,
came,u
Especially as my good wife has wandered on
ahead
And all the children We possessed have many
years been dead.
And now I'll tell you what want my friends and
foes TO do
I'm sorry that I can't be here to push tn ar
rangement through:
uO uOS ant 70 uitc . uc1LSC, WIN Na0pC
around IL thrown:
I'm social like. and am not used to riding round
Bring my old wagon, into which the children
used to climb.
Until I've taken on Q drive full twenty at .
time:
We've losfed along the country roads for many
pleasant hours,
And they have scampered far and near. and
picked the freshest flowers:
And would like 10 have them come upon my
burial day,
And ride with me, and talk to NE, and sing along
the way. -
II want my friend ~ minixter-tAe best Of
With whom fve argued, prayed. and wept, and
swapped . thousand jokes
10 talk . sermon TO the friends, and make 1t
sweet but strong;
And recollect don't believe in speeches over
long.
And tell him, Notwithstanding all his eloquence
and w0rtA
'Twon't be Tie dFst time I have slept when he
was holding forth.
I'd like two texts, and one shall be by Bible
Govern pressed.
And one fro0 outside. that shall read. He did
his level best
-And ~ eae I've given help-so comfort or to
saw
Just hshs flower. or spris Of green. and throw
Il n tAe grave.
Please have . pleasant social time round the
s1hoss10er's bier.
And nQene bat my enemies must shed single
g..
You sshpay say: Old Uncle Nate. whatever
may befall.
IL having probably today the best time Of us
all!
He's shaking hands. two at q time, with several
hundred friends.
And giving us who stay behind good gilt-edged
recommends."
Nate laid down:
When he was dead they came to him from every
house in town.
The children did their best to sing but could
not quite be heard:
The parson had . sermon there, but did not
speak a word.
or course they buried him in flowers, and kissed
him as he lay,
Tor not soul in all that town hut he had helped
some way;
Out when they tried to mold his mound without
the tears sweet leaven.
3Aere rose loud sobs that Uncle Nate could nj.
most hear in Heaven
-WW Carleton, in HdspeP's WseH1
St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25
FOR APicUlTURiSTS.
How 70 Procure Straight Combs without
the Use Of Formulation.

How % Procure Straight Combs without
the Use Of Foundation.
This is one of the first difficulties that
the beginner in bee culture will meet
with, if he has not some good book to
refer to, and even some OF these only
tell how to do it by using comb fOunda-
ton. I believe I have never seen an
article in any book or journal which
told how straight combs could be So
cured without the use of foundation.
Although it is the best and cheapest in
the long run, it is not every beginner
who has the money to invest, or wishes
to purchase the article. therefore the
question arises how to get along with
out it.
The pinn which / arm about to give
to the reader was given to mo by 3
brother bee-keeper. have since veri-
fed it to my satisfaction.
When hiving a swarm, il you have
already movable fran e hive contain
ing straight combs, take out one, or
better, two combs, replacing them
with empty frames or division boards,
Insert these frames in the new hive
which the swarm is to occupy, putting
them near the center, with IN empty
frame between them. The bees will
cluster on these two frames Of brood,
and will be sure to commence work on
the frame between them first. and hav-
ing straight wall on each side will be
almost certain to build it straight. II
honey Is plentiful this frame will soon
have a straight comb started along its
top bar. but should they build any side
combs remove them. Now part these
frames and put two more empty frames
between, leaving the franc with the
newly-made comb in the center. an
empty one on each side Of it, and the
two finished have frames containing full
cOmbes on the outside OF these.
Continue in this way until all the
frames have small straight comb
started along under their top bar.
after which very little attention will be
necessary to insure straight combs.
Until then be ever attentive. not allow
ing them to work more than two or
three days without examining them.
and cutting of all combs that may be
started where you do not want them.
You can get along with one full frame OF
comb to start with. or even without any.
but in that case you must be vigilant and
never allow the bees to start building
the combs crosswise OF the frames.
Some beginners seem to think that all
they have to do is to put the bees in the
hive, in the belief that they will know
how to manage things. The result is.
the bee-keeper has movable frame
hive in which the frames are not NOV
able after being filled with combs. l
know OF a case OF this kind just across
the river from here. Bees, il allowed
to have their own way in frames not
having foundation starters, are. think.
just as likely to build crosswise rs
lengthwise OF the frames.
With b little experience in this way.
the beginner will soon have no trouble
in securing combs as straight as can be
secured with foundation. I can show
plenty Of such in my apiary. I might
add: We have had the best results in
frames with triangular strip OF wood
fastened to the 'underside OF the top
bar. instead of the comb guide in COM
mon use at the present days. E.
Ailssr. IN Farm. Ti<ld and Ssockx9s,k
St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25

xkOo A90040 80 O00o8Uo6A
1Aseo aro people In the world who seen
b carry sunshine with them and 70 radisto
u on al around them Il II . pleasant
thing to meet them when one 10 In trouble
e perplexity. Their cheering smiles 60
right to tho heart, their hopeful words
take the sting out Of disaster, and the bur.
den which weighed upon the spirits Be.
foro they brought their reasoning counsel
70 bear upon it, cause, u lightsned BY their
earnest sympathy. Blessed 10 the man who
can call ono Of these oomfortoEs his friend;
thrice blessed he who has such one for .
wife. How she beauties hisahomei How
the light Of her brave love shines against
the clouds Of misfortune when they dsrken
around him, spanning them ~ with prom
ise-bows, and pre- figuring . happier future
behind the gloom. No rightly constituted
man who has such . helpmeet can ever
despair, for il ruin stares him in the face
he will look into her courageous eyes, ss
she peeps:over. the Ogre's shoulder. and
take heart to wrestle with him-N. i. Led
GER.
St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25
BARBARIAN BRIDES.
How Some Sweethearts Arc Won
and Welded.
Presentations In South Africa--The Part
Played by the Old Folks--Kespects
Duo the MOther-in-Law---
Marriage Feast.

Therp. aH bsfbarian regions where
wives no doubt have hard times,
but as rule they have not much to
complain OF in South Africa. DIR. Liv-
ingstone bears testimony to this.
Among the MakalOlOs. for example.
should a young man have a liking for
. yoenR woman Ike can not marry her
withou tho consent of her parents, and
that grained he may not take his wife
to his own hcmc. sfie must reside with
in the jurisdiction 0f his mother-in-law.
70 vhomshe is bound to pay more re-
spock eyeQ than to his wife, inasmuch
as when be comes into her presence
che is expected to sit with his knees in
. bent position, as putting out his feet
toward the old lady would give her
great offense." Should he, after awhile,
grow tired of this state Of vassalage,
and wish to return to his own people,
he is not at liberty to take his children
with him. His wife's parents have on
them q claim that can be set aside only
by his making them a compensating
present Of goats and oxen.
As was shown in the case that came
for settlement before an English tribu-
nal, horned cattle play a conspicuous
part in the South African marriage
rites. Among the Kaffirs it is the
swains father who in the first instance
negotiates for daughter-in-law, and if
his overtures on his sons behalf are
favOrably received an OK is killed and
pareake1 Of in common. after which the
marriage arrangements may proceed.
More cattle appear on the scene. not,
however, as the brides dowry, but as
compensation to her father and mother
for the pains and trouble they have
been put to in bringing her up and
In making her the delightful young
creature she is. as well as for their
loss OF her services. now that she
has grown to be strong and useful,
The marriage day appointed, there
Is gathering Of friends on either side
and the presentation oxen are paraded,
and. as rule. after much haggling, ac-
cepted. BY the brides father, that is.
The mother. who is not present. has a
little business to do on her own account.
Her husbands demands satisfied. she is
seen approaching with a few matronly
cronies, attired in rags. and she comes
bewailing her hard fate that a woman.
poor a she is. should be deprived of
such . valuable daughter. II is e
, cognized feature of The programme.
and therefore no one is surprised. A
line animal, called the ..ox of the
nurse" has been kept in reserve, and
this being presented to the wailiup
Mother. she is appeased.
lhe young man does not there and
then claim his bride, however. He
goes on to prepare her home, and at
length an intimation that he is ready
now to receive her reaches her parents
~ shapc Of . necklace that hss heeu
St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25

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St. Tammany farmer., 1888-08-25

To rccklessly experiment upon himself with
hope Of relief - the dyspeptic. Yetthe nos
trums for this mAlady arc - the sands Of
the sea, and, presumably, about - efncs
ciOus. Indigestion, that obstinate malady,
even II Of long perpetuity, 10 eventually
IN appetizing tonic and alternative, which
cures constipation. fever and ague, bilious
reAittent rheumatism, kidney complaint
and feeblcness. .f