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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18
HIS HUMBLE OPINION.

I'D set my heart on raisin, john
The worthy farmer said,
With just glance 1t liSele hat
That hung up In the she'd
ne Vas 30 cunning. and % peaxt-
And fonder Of his dad-
always used to tell 'em 90
Than any child had
He listened to each word I spo,r
In such . rcverent way.
As II he really thought thatI
Had something wise TO say;
And though I might be rather harsh
To Tom. the scamp! or Jim.
never was the least bit rough
At any time to him.
couldn't be. And once, when Tom
Had made me tearin' mad,
And went out toward the barn
To exercise the CAD.
The little fellow John ran nm.
And clambered DER me 20.
All thoughts OF anger left my breast;
Icould not strike . blow.
7 pondered many Bible verse,
Those texts Of Holy Writ
And all around my little child
Tneir meanings seemed to At:
And oft felt as Joseph must
In oldcn Galilee.
As IL the boy within my homo
Did not belong to me.
II used to wonder how he learned
The many things he knew
About the mountains and the woods
And all the flowers that grew:
,rHS hA
Along o. Tom and Jim,
Twas plain enough to see We all
Were going to school with him.
Il didn't sense Il then. The sun,
When close, will blind the eyes:
And often angels in our midst
We fail to recognize.
The Lord knows what Is best for US
As often I've allowed;
And had my boy been spared to me,
might have been too proud"
Josephine Pollard, in N. Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

eyes ana toying with tho fan which abe
carried.
II need not ask II you arc we'll. for
have seldom seen you looking better"
10 continued. in . tone Of gallantry, re-
covering his self-command - he OBJ
served her evident embarrassment
"Thank you" said 6ophronia. still
looking down.
Paul looked hastily about him. He
saw that no one WAS near, and deter.
mined to seize this opportunity to de-
eide his fate.
''Sophronia." said he, ''you may think
me precipitste. but you must excuse IL
whom you consider my feelinga love
you ardently-devotedly. Will you b
mine?"
Il have one objection. she said, slow.
~.
II knew 1t; the color Of my hair. But
don't you see how much it is improved?'
Il see . change-but-but can't
think blue IN improvement"
"Blue!" shrieked Mr.. Jenkins, rush.
ing to tho mirror.
One glance was enough. He rushed
for his hat and loft the house with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

frantic speed. Arriving 1t his boarding.
place. he seized the unlucky bottle.
dashed it to pieces on the brick hearth
and seriously contemplated having his
head shaved. But Time. the great re-
storer, together with frequent sham
pOohingA removed tho fatal hue, and he
1T length recovered his peace Of mind.
And Is all stories ought to end we'll,
have to relate that Sophronia at last re-
Tented and now writes her name Jenk-
ms, much to the satisfaction Of Mrs.
Wiggin.-Caroline +. Preston. in Boston
Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

main its original color. . glossy black
This it was that embittered his exist
ence, In spite Of his good health, good
income and prosperity in other respects.
This it vas. as Mr.. Jenkins conjectured,
which stood in the way of his accept.
ance by Sophronia Jones. with whom he
fancied himself wildly in love.
Mr.. jenkins felt that he had not ar.
rived at an age which justified his gray
hairs. He had only just passed his 10th
birthday. However, it was . family
popularity. and he must submit to it
with the best grace that he could mus
ter.
But all at once light dawned on his
gloomy dissatisfaction. On ono Of his
quarterly visits to the city, for the pur-
pose of receiving his bank dividends.
his attention was called to . placard
upon wall, wherein the merits of Hig-
ginbotam's celebrated hair dye were set
forth in large capitals.
''That will be Just the thing for me, /"
thought our friend Paul. 81 don't think
it's at all out of the way to call in art
to the assistance OF nature, when ma
ture don't do as we'll BY you as she
might reasonably be expected to
There's no good reason why such good
looking young fellow IS am"
Il beg the reader to observe that GENTLE
men arc much more subject to vanity
than ladies. although know that some
prcjudiced persons hold . different
opinion). There's no reason why such .
good-looking young fellow as I am"
continued Mr.. Jenkins, SHOULD wear
tho livery of old age"
Mr.. Paul Jenkins accordingly decided
to procure . bottle Of the mixture.
Proceeding to the store where 1t was to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

Iris common belief that a advertise
mcnts Of incidence are gross e1Aggeeations
ordowuriRht LEE. Moro than thirty Year, ago
DR.. Shallenberger, Of Rochester, Pa, dis
covered an Antidot1 for Malaria, and the
medicine has had alarge sale without ncws-
paper advertising. Coulda lte live and pros.
per 20 many years without helpa We are
per that such remedy II within tho reach
Of every sufferer from Malaria, and ahall
state nothing that does not square with Oh
eolute truth.
A. I. SnALLExBER0RR 4 Co.
Rochester Pa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

Tho franchise Of easy digesti0n-one Of
the most valuable in tho gift Of medical
enough to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
either TO suppress growing dyspepsia, or to
uproot 1t at maturity. Bilious, rheumatic
and fever and ague sufferers, persons
troubled with nervousness, and tho consti-
pated, should also secure the health fran
chise by the same means.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

1NvALIDs, eyed people, nursing mothers,
0verworked, weeried out fathers, will ind
the happicst results from ludiciouo mac of
Or. Sherman's Prickly Ash Bittera. " here
the liver or kidneys are affected, prompt
action Is necessary to change the tide To-
ward health, ere the disease becomes chronic
possibly incurable, and there IL notainS
better 10 30 found in the whole range Of
nsateyis mcdiea. Sold cverywhero.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

A JAoUAR will rather attack black
man than white one.
THE reason given why birds do not
fall from their perch is because they can
not open the foot when the leg is bent
Look at . hen walking AMI see it close
its toes rs 1t lifts its foot and open them
% It touches tho ground.
FoR those interested and who wan. to
know how q turtle digs her nest gen.
tleman who witnessed the performance
says that after finding suitable location
the old ''hen" digs the hole, something
like Jug. using the hind fiippers, first
ono and then tho other, moving her body
about SO as to be able to get ut tho nest.
II the sand is not too hard she will mako
. nest in from twenty-five to thirty min
utes.
ONE Of tho most brilliantly colored
snakes that exist has just been added to
the reptile house at tho Geological Gar
dens, Philadelphia. 1t has black col
or, with regularly arranged rings Of vel
low and red, tho texture and cOlors TO-
gether producing an effect much like
that Of strip Of freshly cleansed oil
cloth. This snake Is one Of the most
venomous. and its bright hues may be
regarded as q warning Of its dangerous
qualities.
A FEMALE dromcdary was born recent
~ in Captain Cassell's stable, Baltimore.
The proud mother Is Druid. Tho little
lady stands about three feet high, and
has slender body but very long legs.
This Is the fourth dromedary born at
tho park. The first Horace, died in
infancy. His hide. hump and all Cap
tain Cassell had mounted. It's now In
the Captains parlor. The second, Kate,
was sold to the circus. with tho grand
mother Of the baby Just arrived. The
third. another Horace. still lives. lie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18
GERMS OF TEsTA.

Their Development One Of the Most In.
tsrssting Ph.ses os Growth.
The development Of tooth germs, from
infancy to mature life, is ono of the
most interesting phases of human
growth. Pass the finger along the tiny
jaw Of the newcomer. Not only is
there nothing which presagcs future
teeth, but the jaws themselves seem
too delicate and frail ever to become
the sockets for such hard working por.
ti0ns Of the anatomy. Yet there arc
fifty-two tooth germs hidden there,
waiting their time. though not all OF
them could DO detected by the most
skillful dissection. Twenty Of these
are for the temporary teeth, with
which, In due time, the child will begin
to gnaw or chew his way through life;
the others include the permanent set
and the molars, none Of which begin to
make their presence known till the child
is about six years old. and the wisdom"
teeth do not usually appear till about
eighteen.
The little pulp-germ grows and devel.
ops till it approximates the shape of the
tooth it is to become; then it begins to
calcify, forming the dentine part of the
crown, while the enamel is deposited
by an independent process. The sur
face Of the crown attains its full size
before the process of elongation COM
mences. Then gradually 1t pushes its
way outward through the gum. absorb
ing the tissue IS it advances till the
pure white enamel peeps out to the
mothers great delight Tho first Of
the incisors usually appears at about
the age Of five months, and the tempo
rsry set Of twenty is completed at about
three years Of age; but there 10 no uni
or certainty in regard to the
age, or which Of the four central incis-
ors will first appear. Tho process of
''teething" is almost invariably one of
to the health of the child;
he IL liable to fret and worry, especially
II the outer membrane or skin OF the
gum proves tenacious, and does not
readily absorb. In this case it should |
be lanced; IN operation which is hui
name. in that 1t relieves the discomfort /
Of the child. and entirely harmless, as
there Il seldom any hemorrhage worth
Tho name. and il there should be slight
how Of blood it readily yields to simple
treatment The application Of . dust
II powdered alum 10 usually sufficient
Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

HAn~sTOxEs intended for publication ara
usually - big - hen's eSGA-South SIDE
Observes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

Women are not slow to
comprehend. They're quick.
They're alive, and yet it was
a man who discovered the one
remedy for their fesxAa, all
ments.
The man was Dr.. Pierce,
The discovery was his Fa-
vorite Prescription" the boon
to delicate women.
Why go round with one
foot in the grave" suffering in
silence misunderstood
there's a remedy at hand that
isn't an experiment, but which
is sold under the guarantee
that if you are disappointed
in any way in it, you can get
your money back by applying
to its makers.
We can hardly imagine a
woman's not trying it. Pos
sibly it may be true Of one
or two-but we doubt It.
Women are ripe for it.
They must have It. Think
Of a prescription and nine out
Of ten waiting for it. Cary
the news to them
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

lt.sscaa1A snith'e fonis 65ssp isny
psActico. having found Il - . . recon
moUded-a cure for chills aAd 1svec-A
Brown, r D., Concord, Tex
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18
PAUL JENKINS.
An Interesting Tale OF Love and
Hair Dye.

A u L J E N .
KIN S would
have be en- .
happy man but
for . single cir
G u m 8 to n G o.
The circ N .
stance WAS the
perverse deter
nination OF his
hair to turn
gray. when he
would decidedly
have preferred
70 have IL ne.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

A CHILD that Is restless at night and dom
sleep well, should be given DR.. Bulls Worn,
Destroyers. 1t may have worms.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

IF IL no longer necessary 70 take bluepills
to rouse the liver to action. Carter's Little
LverPills are much better Don e forget this,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

ALWAYS avoid harsh purgative pillA They
hrst make you sick and then leave you con-
stipated Carriers Little Liver Pills regulate
6e bowels and make you we'll Dose, ona pill
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

GOLD ts protection In many cases, paysIcu-
larly In tho case OF awatch.-Toxas SaflineD.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

A PAIR lady becomes still fairer by using
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whiskcr Dye, 50 cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

T0o "A0thefO Ef1end"
Not only shortens lale,r and lessons pain
attending it but greatly diminishes the
danger 70 lie of both mother and child IL
used few months before confinement
Write to The Bradfeld Regulator Co, At
lantA Ga, for further particulars. Sold By
III druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

JPaeeme quite aa1pral that ~ Three = q
6og yasn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

TFERR II nobody or nothing In this world
thatis 20 often crossed in love a. the front
door-mat -Binghamton Leader.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

Customer (handing back . mutilsted
coin)-I want better half
Salesgirl (abstractedly)-Oh. sir. I
thank you. but I'm engaged 70 George
RObbinA -Bost0p Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

A PnoIooRAPuEn's negative and Q pretty
girls Affirmative arc both developed IN .
dark room
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

TIM man who livcs Q DIAL life win kin
himself sooner or latOr.-E2mira Ga1ceta
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

Wife-Oh, John, don't think you
will 1.-Two very much longer
Frugal Husband e sick man)-Has
the Doctor told you any thing about my
condition?
Z wife-Nos but he handed me his bill:
today.-Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

The seat of sick headache
is not in the brain. Regu.
late the stomach and you
cure it. Dr.. Pierce's Pellets
are the Little Regulators.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

A ropuLAR fallacy-shat the easiost thinga
70 do arc TO tell tho truth and 70 edit . %
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

Albert BuRcH, West Toledo, Ohio, says:
him for Particular Sold by Druggists. 75c
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

A nAx on Pullman may sen his berth
f1ens tPr moro than . mcss Of pottago-in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

MA Upson-"Yes that is ~
daughters piano; but she has scarcely
touched IL since she has been married.
Mra Downton-'sJest the Same with my
aarte. an 'er typewriter. NY. Week.
y.
First Tramp-'.An' how do Va
travel widout money!" Second Tramp
(haughtily)-"I travel ON my shape. /"
First Tramp-'.Then 70 can't have
COON far. an 70 haven't far to CO.,
Harp er's Bazaar.
Van Rensselaer, Dc Blom-''Aw-er
my good fellah. will you allow me r.
pass3 belong to the 400. don't yer
know" GlaRerty - 'Ah, come Oh.
What II you do? b'long to de nine. !"
-Ierre Haute Express
-"Mr. Bunting" said the doctor ~.
ter an examination. II fear your wife's
mind Is gone" THAT doesn't surprise
me-" replied the poor man, ',she has
been giving me piece Of it every day
for seven years"-Figaro
Mr.. Brown to stranger who has
saved him from drowning)-"My dear.
good friend, I'll never forget you Is
long Is Hive. Come up to my store and
get some nice, dry clothes; I'll let you
have Thorn - cheap - any BODY
Golden Days
Young Smallpurse-'Say, will you
write an editorial on tho terrible effects
Of poison in ice cream?" Editor-'T
suppose It could be done at our regular
rates for molding public opinion and
guiding the Affairs Of the Nation, dol
lar line. What is your obiect?"
Young Smallpurse-"I want to send
marked copy to Daisy Perkins. and il
will be money in my pocket even u YOU
charge two dollars . line. "!AmericA
Hot Spring.
Have you ever visited Hot Springsl Alasl
You meet while there 20 many instances Of
terrible blood poison, evidenced by disig-
ferers from scrofula, syphilis, eczema, salt
rheum, ulcers, hlemishcd skin, twisted and
aching joints, limbs made crooked by rheu-
matism, etc., etc. Some find relief, some
do not and come away poor in purse and
grievously disappointed. It costs money
experiment Of going there can not be in
dulged In without considerable expense.
How thankful then should every one DO to
know there IL . remedy even moro benc-
fetal In cases Of blood poison than Hot
Springs. We refer to Botanic Blood Balm
o. b 81 - to it, merits thousands will tes-
z. 7. Hallerton, Macon, Ga, writes: ~
contracted blood poison. / first tried ply
sicians, and then went to Hot Springs.
returned homo . ruined man physically.
Nothing seemed to do me any good. Ny
mother persuaded mo to try B B B. To my
alter establishment every ulcer quickly |
aealed."
Jas. L. Bosworth, Atlanta, Ca, says:
Some years ago contracted blood poison. |
had no appetite, my digestion was ruined,
drew up my limbs, 20 I could
hardly walk, my throat was cauterized five |
imce. Hot Springs gave me no benefit and |
ny life was ono OF torture until gave B b
; trial, and surprising rs 1t may seem,
no use Of Eve bottles cured me-"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

Jinks-That fellow Sillipate IL the
most inexcusable fool ever saw.
Winks-What has he been doing to
you?
Jinks-A few days ago some one in.
vited him to dinner at our boarding
house Well, sir. that idiot just praised
every dish on the table, and compli-
neuted tho landlady ON her cooking,
until she raised our rates two dollars .
waAk.-N Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

ONE ENJOYS.
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; II 1pleasant
and refreshingto the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels cleanses the sys-
tenn edectually, diepcls colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs i the
only remedy Of tt kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and 40
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
ito action and truly beneficial h II
edscta prepared only from tho most
healthy and agreeable substances
it, many excellent qualities COM
mend It to Ill and have made i
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale in 500
and 81 bottles BY all leading drug
gistA Any reliable druggist who
may not have it ON hand viii pro.
cure it promptly for any one Who
wishes to Try Il Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SRUP CO
san E7AAcssco. cal.
i0C33KnlE. ~. Hfw v0Ak ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18


The correlation that for . long time
was supposed to exist between the num-
Der Of ''annular" rings formed in the
trunk and the age Of the tree has been
rcfuted on the best Of evidence. NJ.
Chsrsncy. the French explorer who Wis
tied the ruins Of Plcnque. Mexico. In
1859. and again in 1882. and therefore at
An interval Of % years. found that trees
that had been cut by him in the first
named year had, In the short space Of
less than quarter Of century, grown
new trunks which exhibited no less than
$50 Of these so-callcd ''annular rings"
IN average Of nearly 10 year. From
observations made BY NJ. Bousenard, il
would appear that equatorial plants
often form no less than IL concentric
growths in the space of year. two Of
which are usually much more developed
than the remainder, which appear to
to period Of maximum cir
activity.-St Louis Republic
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-05
HOPE NOVELTY STORE,
Certain Symptoms of the Grin.

First you have c-r-e-e-p-y. c-r-a-w-l-e-y
sensation in the back as though ice water was
falling. drop by drop. upon your spinal column.
Then you are lame and sore and every b"ne in
your body aches until you believe that you must
have been riding a night mare without saddle.
Before the lameness and soreness disappear
your eyes and nose commence to run streams of
living water and you have to build a Golfer dam
around your mouth to keep from drowning
Then you commence to sneeZe and you keep on
sneezing without any let up for rest or refresh
ments for about thirty six hours. at the end of
which time you are total wreck. mentally and
physically. Then you get scared and send for
Doctor. If he is an allopath he gives you a
prescription calling for mixture Composed of
four or five poisons. tells you to take it all in
two doses. remarks that it looks like rain and
that his fee is 81 so, and leaves you to your fate
The honeopath looks at your tongue, times
your pulse with a stop watch. says the air feels
like snow and gives you little vial containing
what appears to be pure water. You are di-
rected to Fut TWO drops of it into barrel of
water and take a ateaspoonful once in two weeks
until relieved. Then your head commences to
ache for a chan ge and you begin to cough. This
lasts for a couple of days. and every time you
cough it seems as though some one slammed .
trap door in the top of your skull. You have
more OF less IesoE WIFI IT, TOO, anu you get up
in the morning with dark brown taste in your
mouth and a breath that needs the attention of
the Board of Health. When the cough finally
leaves you. your head seems to contain water
in the center of which floats a six-pound can
non ball. If you keep in just such position
you are all right, but if you move your head
either one way or the other, bang goes the can
non ball against your skull. Then you COM
mence to hate yourself and all your wife's rela-
| tions. your pastor. your Sunday School teacher,
the court of burgesses, and everybody else that
you ever saw or heard of. When you commence
to hate people the crisis is past and you get
ting better. but you won't admit it After q
few days of this. you begin to feel that cigar
would taste good and you resolve to walk out
next day. You do SO and are surprised to see
that people are going about the streets as usual
and that the stores are all open just as though
you had never been sick Ne one even knows
that you have been laid up for week, or seems
to care a continental when you tell them about
it, for the simple reason that they too have had
| it.-lEx.