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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

were Of cherry with cane-bottomed
seats. Sixty persons could sit very COM
fortably at the counter. but the man.
ayers of the institution had crowded
the seats together SO Us to accommodate
more. The service was much better
than men are accustomed to. At the
time Of the reporters entrance the
seats were nearly all taken. Behind
the counter were four mild-mannered
walters in white jackets and aprons.
All sorts of feminine gossip could be
heard The reporter spent some min
utes in observing the manner in which
tho women sat down on the stools. The
young and pretty woman usually man.
aged to sit down without very much
fuss. But the bashful girl had consid-
cradle difficulty. She would first pull
out the stool from the counter and get
in front Of it. In 50 doing she would
usually knock against the elbow OF the
woman 1t her side. Then she would
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

played or rode BENJAMIN HARRISON
about together. M'KEE (''BARY N'KKE." y
Belief in the virtues Of fresh air Is car
dinal among the occupants Of the White
House, so that il was an Indictment day
indeed which did not see the carriage
loaded with tho little ones and their
nuEses for an airing.
Shortly before the departure Of Mar.
lhena Harrison for her far Western
home, BENJAMIN Harrison McKce's
birthday was celebrated with consider
able state. A dinner was served at
which he was host, and his sister and
cousin guests. And who do you think
acted as waiter ON the party? No less
Q parsonage than the distinguished
Chief Magistrate of the Nation. And it
is said that happier, merrier party
seldom assembled under any conditions
than that one. That will be something
for those little folks to tell their grand
children, how they were served by tho
President Of the United States himself.
and that no one enjoyed it more than he.
The Presidents grandson regards his
ancestor as his own personal property,
and enforces his claims under conditions
that are sometimes somewhat embar.
RAISING. On one occasion the President.
while standing on the deck Of the Des-
patch. began addressing crowd Of peo-
pie in the navy yard. at Washington.
Just rs he began, baby Mckee. " think
ing he was being neglected. set up .
howl, which he would still nowhere save
in grandpa's arms; 50. holding tho
child close to his breast, he concluded
his remarks. % -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

. broilcd bird on toast, but usually hea
order consisted Of rolls, pie and tea
The more delicate the woman the moro
certain was her order to contain pie.
Most Of the young women were substan-
TIL eaters, and their luncheons were
Hore elaborate than those usually or.
dered BY men. Largo quantities Of
pastry and ice-cream were consumed
The reporter estimated that the aver.
aie woman who came to the counter oc-
copied between fifteen and twenty min
utes in taking her lunch. Some. howev-
ef. preferred to be. leisurely, and were
at the counter as much. - three-quar-
ters Of an hour. The reporter himself
managed to dawdlc away an hour, and
during that time he estimated that ovee
two hundred women came and went
Comparing the cost with that Of the ~.
erage mems counter downtown. the re-
porter found that IL was about twenty
per cent. higher. Considering the su-
perior service and the attentiycness 81
tho walters, the women were gaipeEs. u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

reach back and draw herself upon the
stool. Sometimes it took two or three
attempts toaccomplish this successfully.
There was further trouble in getting
down from the stools, but the slkillful
had . way of bracing the solcs Of tho
feet firmly against tho brass rod that
ran along the counter near its basc. and
with sudden firm push. sending the
chair back from the counter about eigh-
teen inches. Then they had only to
slide on the chair to land upon their
feet
Tho difference In the women was
shown BY the orders. Sometimes the
delicate looking woman would call for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
ELECTRIC CHIMES.

Unlauo Nuslcal lnstrumeut Invented By .
fChlcag0 Man.
Dr.. Alva Owens, Of Chicago, recently
constructed the somewhat unique mu-
steal instrument shown in the illustra-
ton. The apparatus, which might Be
described as q set of chimes TO be rung
by electricity, was designed for adver-
Using purposes. The instrument. 1t Is
intended, win be carried through tho
streets on an electric tricycle. and will
be played on the trip after the manner
Of an ordinary piano. The details and
operatiou Of The device are 20 simple -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
A NOVELTY INDEED.
Women 1ating Their Lunch Sitting
On Hard Stools.

Oae - 0GGaAm'S lGose Unlq1s EnteFpsleeo
-H1besv 0fls' md HaAaseAe Matrtas
Inatathg the stsiser Ss1-Ths
~r. Tsoale AppsGits.
Tho women's lunch counter b . dA1'
cling success, says the New York Sun,
and d patronized As extensively - any
Of the mems places downtown The
women took to it from the day it start
ed. and now no young woman. with .
days shopping, or . list Of callers on
hand, would think Of wasting time Ut .
restaurant table.
Last Saturday noon rcpotter fol-
lowed . crowd of women into = well.
known restaurant in upper broadway.
All turned to one side Of the room.
where there was an oval lunch-counter
Of cherry. smoothly polished and much
lower than the lunch-countcrs patron
ised By men exclusively. The stools
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

very large part
of the domestic
establish m mt
and their COM
fort and happi-
ness are ever up
permost in the
minds Of grand
pa and grandma.
Not all nor any
thing that has
been said and
written respect
ing the Presi-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

ter, for q play
mate, and she
will be with
them again dur
ing tho present
season. n ar
{ h e q . Is be-
tween Benja-
min Harrison
and Mary Lodge
Mckee in age.
and the trio
made q pretty
picture q they
nlavnd or Ho(lA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Aks 1OeS1o 0UxOy
lick headache. bilious headadhe,
dizziness, constipation, indigest'bn,
bilious attacks, and al desange
ments Of the liver, stomach and
bowelA It's . large contract but
tho smallest things in the World do
the business-Dr. Pieroe's Pleasant
Pellets. They're the smalles4 but
the most effective. They 60 70
work in the right way. They
cleanse and renovats tie system
thoroughly-but they do it mildly
and gently. ,You teal tAs, 1ood
they do-but you don't feel
them doing it. A . Livsr Pin,
they're unequaled. Sugar coated,
easy 10 TAXI. snd put up IN vialaI
and hermeticslly sealed, and thus
always frpsh, and reliah)a "a, -
feet vsts pocket remedy, n small
walls, and only one necessary for .
laxative Or Tires for . cath1xtin
They're thu chsepsse pm yoa ean
buy; because they're Ssaarassssd 70
give satisfaction, or yonf monsy b
returned.
Yos only pay for ~ COED you
get
That's the peculiar plan IN Dr..
Pierce's medicines 40 0o1d o.,
through dzuggistA s'ss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
THE NKEE CHILDREN.
fhey MAKO TAlngs lively In and Around
the white House-The CHIEF MagA
tri6e - . waiter 1t Party
Of Infants.

The White House has 90 seldom been
IN recent years at least. the scene OF
Young child-lifc, that the presence OF
President Harrison's grandchildren
there has brought them into q notoriety
Of which, fortunately for them. they
can not be fully aware. They form q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

tn e Carpathian
noun tains de-
lighted the wise
h e a d . Of the
british Associa-
ton, before
" h o n It Wss
read. and ret all
tho slow-going
ones to exclaim:
SWELL. what vii.
women be doing
u Q Z {" NJ ISIS
Dowie com e s
0~nnoct1w nv her
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Tho formation Of icebergs was
watched last summer BY Mr.. II. B.
LOOMS and Prof. Muir. while staying
seven weeks near the Muir glacier.
The falling of blocks from the terminal
wall was very irregular; at times. about
,cvory ave minutes: while at1uthef times
the observer might wait an hour with
out seeing one fall. One day. In twelve
hours. 100 laundering reports from the
41ling bergs were heard q camp about
, nile Oh. In heavy rain especially. Il
seemed - II . thunderstorm or can
nonade were going on. Sometimes .
block. breaking OF, bursts into frag-
ments. and falls like . cataract Again,
IN enormous block win sink unbrolken
TITO the water. then rise. perhaps $50
l6et. even with the top Of the glacier.
- water pouring OF It; then topple On
- sids with . heavy laundering roar.
AeattsF ring spray IN Ill directions. and
u6llow ahout amoae other icebefgs like
. 1ngt mo0ster.-ADaric4n Journal Of
= If !
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Tho Philsdelphia
Press. but hehas
been for , quar-
ter Of . sentury
. conspfc uou .
figure in social
and military cir
cles Of Philadcl-
phia and New
jersey.
General Grub
re e eve q q j
early education
In tho grammar
school of the old
Burlington Col
legc, and later
began tho study
Of classics In the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

ONE RN0OX0 :
Bah the method and result. VIZ
syrup Of ssistatsn:h bPlss..as
and refreshing to TIE taeas. and aco
gentlyyetpromptly op TIE Kdneye
Liver and Bovels, cleansee The ~
1sn e6sctaally. dispels odd. head,
acAes and fsvers and cure hahitnal
constipation. Syrup q Fig = the
only remedy Of II kind svsr Pso-
duced, pleasing 70 tie tasts and =.
eepta6ls to the stomach, psompt n
- sction and truly bens6cisl mife
e6scs. prepared only hom tho mos
healthy and agreeable cubstanceS
II many excellent qualities con-
mend Il 70 IL and kave made =
IL most popular remedy known:
Syrup Of Fig + for ale n 80
md Il 6ottles 81 IN leadmg drug
gista Any reliable dzusg.e Who
nay not have Il on hand win pro-
euro Il pronptly 5oe any one who
wishes to tzy Do not aeosPt
any suhstituta .s-.s
CALIFORNIA no SH0p ca
sAx nAsceeoe: exi: !.
l0UvOvMEE. ~. ~ vU00L S.vs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
AN EMTERPRlsIMo GIRL.

llles Dowie. Who Explored the CarpatAlan
Moantalss Without Help.
This Il . picture Of Miss Meme Muriel
Dowie, whose paper on her trip through
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Az Who wish . ajd Netnro h hee e9ocn
~ maintain eood henlth should use d. joAn
BARS 6arsaparillA Il il - pleasant -
vine, and far more strengthening. u 70
6eoe6cial 70 every part and every function
Of S6e bedy Il 10 truly the old mans nee4
md The young man'6 fried. In coooo q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

BAxQUE1s arc dangerous places. CaA Z
man b sober when bis health b druGkc
Dlnghamton Republican.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

MANY LITTLE children owe their good healsh
b Dr. John Bulls Worm Dcstr0yers. "Ntca
nsmss 70 give them such uico candies."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

MANI m Italian has . personal organ
soon after reaching this country.-Iexal
Elft1nGs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

"A I-.t-.. - 4 Ven ef INST . =
.Risin9 at morning or evening iron some
,lowlnnd, often carries in'its folds The seeds
Of malaria. Where fhalarial fever prevail
mo one II safe, unless protected BY some ef.
lsAcient medicinal safeguard. Hoeeetteru
Stomach Bitters 10 both prceectioo and
sFemedy. No person who inhabits, Or %.
!. 1ournS in . missmaGio region Of country,
should omit 20 procure this forttfytng
saeeoA which II also the 1lnest knoWn rom
bedy for dyepepsia. coussipa&aoe, kidnay
trouble and rheumAt3am.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

S6oeeA md Rosexalt q Our Rev XlnapeeP
to Spain
General e Burd Grub, tho new MIN
fakAP n Ss,asn &. MT AA&v Ia -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Pat Cohen (the clothicr)-I always
seads nv customers away n 1t
JoGh 0recn-weu. then. b'gosA ]
Gp1Do u bettey go.~Texas SattipQA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

HARsn purgative remedies are fast givinG
way 70 the gentle action and mild effects d
Carriers Little Liver Pills. II you try thog,,
they will certainly please you.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

aas apmething for every ,tas1s. and IN
= a NE best and bsigASssts the mage
zinc II made for the young peoplG but
the contributions arc Of such . segt that
every member a The fsnily win enjoy
each peRe. The number opens With
IAN Old-fashioned Witch Story" from
tho Danish, by Laura e. Poulsson.
Under G round" i . true and thrilling
California adventure. by C. B. Parker.
''Tippetoc." BY Maud R:tAsahouss. b :
brief, pathetic Southern story. The
serials this year are unique: ''Five Lit
tie Peppers Grown Up" BY Margaret
Sidney, attracting thousandso Of readers;
Cab and Caboose," the railroad story
BY Kirk Monroe; and the autobioGraph-
ical ltsliaa story. ~"Marietta's Good
Times," BY NJ. Ambrosi. ..Drswmg the
CHA Figure" Is novel sefies Of prac-
teal art instruction BY the daughter Of
the Art-Anatomist, DIR. RimmeF.
The articles Of the number cover .
vide range Of topics: :'Opr 0otefnment
who made II and Why" with . Ane
portrait Of Hamilton, BY Hon. John d.
Long; "A Visit to Winchester College
1t Commencement Time )" BY Oscar Fay
Adams. with tho words and music Of
the famous old Wine ester commence
ment song. "Dulce Domum :" ''How
Grandmother Spoons Were Made" BY
MrA Ormsbee; entertaining articles BY
Prof. Otis T. Mason. Mira William
Claim, Amanda Harris and others;
'Prize Problems In Horology," by +. II.
Hawley, Of the Smithson ian Institution;
and sevesal pagesof bright anecdotes.
WIDE AWAKE is $40 . year; 30 cents
number. d. Lothrop Company, Pub
lishers. Boston. -r
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

A man who b given 10 thinltiaG about
things has recently struck an illus
tration Of the iulluenceof the imagine
ton over the mind and tho body - we'll
This illustration. says tho New York
Sun. came about througA tho behavior
q his shoe = interpreted b. his ninds;
or Of his mind a. interpreteds b his
shoot would be hard. to tellkwh66E
This i the story: Some days ago BIO -
turned TO the city after . hunting trip.
Whsa- his luggage WIS unpacked his
valet told him that one Of his shoes was
missing. He sent back for T. IN . day
Or two Il came. The next morning the
valet. IN setting out his wardrobe. in
formed the young man that the shoe re-
turned was not his own, yet 4 was cur
iously like the .other sh0s In size and
shape and quality. Tho young man
slipped on the shoe in question. Clear
IL l. was not his own. II didn't At any
s.here and hurt him cruelty. He kicked
b Il. ssHend e back and get the right
nne," he said TIE valet picked Il up
and as he did 50 mechanically turned
back the Zap. There was the name ,oe
SssS AAuu&SO0 OOOSA00ACSs 0OO OOb OOly
that, the name Of the young man him
self. Il was his own shoe and no uis-
take. So then the valet. without sn9-
ing word. replaced the identicnl paif
Of shoea The young man clipped them
On. ''Ars they easy. sir9" he asked.
after bit perfectly" answered the
youg nan- Ara g WIS tr.e. % ~
- a ceeaferisIs.
HAL take ny dfuuer now at May.
nevis. You ought 70 try some Of his
English plum pudding. -
Wicks-l have tried Il. and al I've
got 70 say Is les eoofounded hlm6ag;
noe ths real thing u al. Why, I aee
two paatefuls 81 L t'other evening and
then went home and slept like . baby
No indigestion. no bed dreams and No
heavy weight q. nv stomach In the
morning. It's . confounded huDbug.
tall yoa.-6ossoa Transcripts
S.rvs1 $ : nersee. ..
Howl thiss What Do yoa shazss for
= GhavoY~ -
!, Ten eents." 80
''Bst gaveyos quarter
YEA SIR" -..f
'.And Jon handed bach oolyteassaiA /"
'sYea. sir. I don't make . cent On
~ court-plasser. but fIlihave 70 charge
you iust Whist Il ccsts me.SChieago
oSo ----------- - : y s -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

- s0AAll I vind dheP clock, Mb4es
.AnAais?" asked the book keeper.
e(os ohf course not La dheR oG1co
10 Md It. ItSvhas chesper.@Puek
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18


TxuAxA COUNT, Cal. pasd out S7ve
for scalps In December. The lot ip-
cluded I've lions. ono hundred and eight
coyotes. sixty-three Wildcats. nineteen
hundred and Afty-two rsbbits. Afty.
three crows. ten bears and two eagleA
CONSTANTLY accumulaAing interest On
. debt which no found himself unable
to pay proved too much for . Russian
peasant He hated the creditov, and "a
hurt him he hung himself 20 the
usurer's door. with this inscription On
his body: This pays Oh ny indebted'
ness to yoa."
HE-.I'm afraid ! wasn't myself q
tie reception yesterday" She ~
thought not; you were % entertaining.
ST. Joseph News 49,
The great show piece Of The recent
fruit fair held It Maysville. Cal. va
IN cxact copy Of Suffers famous fort.
built entirely Of orangeA
6oNxrow when you SEQ . man who Z
IN adept at paying compliments n
women you can't help wondering Whist
has become Of the women he praeticed
them on. ....f.t.H
In The present progressive 40 tn
man who waits 70 be sure he's right
and then goes ahead usually dnds thaa
he has boon anticipated By somebody
who was willing 70 take . few chaneeA
-Woshinotou Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Mosr people think Of tho marriage Tia
that rs knotty. bus lie Aica-se JOSEPH
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Riggips-I've got . new idea for .
book. I'm going TO write The sutobi-
ography Of horse
TieKins-You could write the autohap
osssphr Of . donkey better, ] tAihk.@
1upseys Weekly. RI ..stsr.s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

% require bot little explanation: AZ.
tached to each Of the thirty bells hung
on the rack above the keyboard - m
electromagnetic. The keyss make the
circuit from battery i1ftle baso -
IL electroaaehsls = - bslle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
A Wnv Th~ HuRe


Senator A.-Haee - n TIE eehaao
yesterday?
senator B.-YeA
Senator A.-What did you think a
Blowers speech?
Senator R-I haven't red he Record
today-Jury.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

-. ..Y~s .-'ss ai.irs's
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Cosvoo ~ 0oFooe..
'AowS thiss What do yoa ehazso foe
>
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

sYea. sir." .....f s...
sApd Jon HANDED back oolyteassuAA "
ssYea. sir. ! don't make . cent On
~ conrt-plasslr. but fllihave 70 charge
you just Whist 4 ccsts me.@Chieago
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-01-17

AFTER SUPPER CHAT.
hogs an then want to dig stumps outen
the new ground Let's eat snack now
an go ahead fur l want to hump our.
selves to day
saw him tuck pistol into his Jeans
trousers before we went to work. i saw
more than that. l saw that / should
have to run for my life. knew that
argument would be without avail, so
with shrewd strategy. pretended to be
reconciled. What an awful day work
was almost dead when night came. l
went to bed early and when the moon
had risen / slipped downstairs. The
old man was snoring. would soon be
free. The stable was not far away; !
would soon be on my horse. Shortly
afterwards stood in a cold perspira-
tion. The horse was gone. A dog
barked. l ran down the hill towards the
valley through which flowed the creek
that had caused all my trouble. The
valley was there. but where was the
creekY The old fellow had lied to me.
travelled all night and until noon the
next day before coming to house.
What thrill experienced when rail-
way station arose into view.
While walking up aud down the plat
form expecting every moment TO see
my host and his many kinsmen. saw a
man sitting on the end of cross-t tie.
He got up on seeing me, and advancing
sand: 81 bet I've had the boss experience
of any fellow you ever saw. l came
round here several days ago to sell fruit
trees, but II ever get out alivs III Join
a church and devote the rest Of my life
to charity. The other day stopped at
a hillside house way over yander, and
the fellow wouldn't charge me any thing.
but he pretended that / couldn't get
across the creek and he made me work
for him, and the first thing knew he
said that called his girl 'lasses and had
to marry her. He got three days of
mighty hard work out of me-but l
reckon better be showing IN into the
woods. am afraid he'll find me here
-Opie r. Read. O
Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-01-17

ketch Lem Sawyer by the back OF the
neck and the loosencss OF the britches
an fling him through the winder, tharf'
to do
Was. Icalls 1t n good deal fur q
young an' delicate critter.
wy l know wimmin that couldn't
! hold a cat. Look at her thar, stranger.
Look at her p'ints. Don't you think
she's immense, as the Teller 'lowedr
certainly thought she was immense
and told my host that heartily agreed
with him, AT which he appeared 10 be
delighted.
A heavy rain fell during the night and
the next morning my host Informed me
that the creek down in the valley had
been swelled to such an extent that to
cross IL would be impossible You
must stay right here with us. II amt
costin you cent. you understand"
i decided TO remain until the creek
should run lower. Shortly after break
fast the Landlord came to me aud
said: Now, as yo' bonrd amt cost.
In you nuthin' an rs you peer 10 DO
commerdatin' Teller. would you mind
goin' right up thar on the hill with Sis
an helpin' her dig the potatoesf l am
monstrous anxious to git 'em dug to-
day"
As he had been so knd-ns he had
given me shelter without charge-I could
not refuse, SO accompanying Sis went
up the hillside.
II bet kin dig faster than you" sine
said. ms she stuck her ten.pouud hoe into
the ground.
II shouldn't be surprised am not
nucn OF q uigger.
She kept close beside me and talked
90 aselessly OF love. ''Ef the right sort
of man wuz to love right hard do
you want to know whut I'd DOR she
asked
What would you dor
I'D call him lnsses all the time.
Wouldn't that be sweet?
yes. rather"
"Whut would you do ef q woman
Owed you right hardy
II don't know"
You'd call her 'lasses, wouldn't.
yon?"
II might"
wall. Is / 'lasses?'
81 suppose so, answered with de.
lire to pay her compliment She smiled