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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10
No COmpSoslou.

Strapger-Can't you help q poor man,
mister? have been burned out twice,
flooded out three times and am now on
my way to St Louis.
Chicago Man-You have indeed been
unfortunate. but can do nothing for .
man who will deliberately 60 to St
LouiS-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10
EATING in RUSSIA.
Three Meals . Day Not Enough In
Cxor'e D0mala.

Three Meals . Day Not Enough In the
Cxar'e D0nsala.
The Russian cats on on average once
every two hours The climate and Gus
tom require such frequent meals, the
digestion Of which is aided BY frequent
draughts Of vodki and tea vodki is
the Russian WHISKY, made from pota-
toes and rye. II Is 6ery and eolorless.
and is generally favored with some ex-
tract like vanilla or orange. It Is
drunk from small cups that hold per-
hsps half gill vodli and tea are the
inseparable accompaniments Of friend
" a. we'll - of business intercourse in
the country of the car.
Russia and Sweden arc the only
countries In which the double dinner is
the rule. When you go TO the house Of
. Russian, be he i. friend or q stranger,
you are 1T once invited TO . side-table.
where salted meatA picked eels. salted
cucumbers and many other spicy and
appetizing viands are urged upon you
with IN impreasi:eness that knows no
refusal. This repast il washed down
with frequent cups of vodki That
over. and when iho visitor feels rs il
he had eaten enough for twenty-four
hours, the host says: 'And now to din
ner" At the dinner-tabls the meal il
served in courscA with wines grown in
the Crimes and in Bessarabia, where
excellent claretS and Burgundies arc
made and sold for from . shilling TO
half . crown the bottle.-N. Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10

Concealed Goodneso.-sJimuel Fc-
terson is full Of kindnesA" II never
noticed it ! guess he keeps full ny
never letting any get oak"--1svci;yY
EaslA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10

Not So SiAent-A drummer In .
Grand Rapids. merchants store was
making some i1quiries shout the busi.
mesa "You run the establishment
alone. I notice" he began. "Yer"
anybody in with you?' Yep" '.His
name doesn't appear on your sign?'
''Nope." ''Ahl A silent partner?'
mot u'sea' .1es ny wite"-DeEeti
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10

HE telling Of
the stories Of
S ia 6 e c Oac b
d ay S on the
frontier h a S
only just be-
gun. For every
o ne yet told,
there are a
thousand better
ones hidden in
the mountains,
h an gi g in
faint echoes S
about the camp
fires of the pio-
neerS
If Won live
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10

Richmond. Nc.. is the home of .
clown goat which is . source Of much
amusement all along the Kennebec.
He is . great PEI among the steamboat
men. and . regular visitor at the wharf
when steamers arrive or depart One
day Billy's ownir missed him. but two
days afterward, when the steamer Ken
nebec arrived. the goat walked calmly
down the g.rgplank. dressed in . pair
Of old trousers. q swallow-tail coat and
. stovepipe hat. He had been to Bos'
ton with his fRiends. the deck hands,
and came home.with IN increased dig.
nifty Of bearing naturally consequent
upon . visit 70 that learned town.
When . lady in the waiting room petted
him the goat whipped her veil from her
fsce and swallowed il in . twink!ing.
Then hs went home in his new togs,
which he has probsbly since eaten
n. Y. Sun af
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10
DOWN THE GRADE.

Story Of q 6tagecoach Ride in tho
Rockies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10

-Waitsr~"What k;nA q 1D6f viii
you hsvey' Beenthsge-''4as Rlsin- ?,
Waiter-s'What do yon mean bY 1asss,s.
Beenthese-"witheut aay numb a lf~
-HossoB CougieN - ..ssT -sss
=
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10
LOOK TO YOUR SLEEP.
The Number Of H0ars RsqalFod ny Differ
ent PegD0ns. -

Insomnia Is rightfully regarded -
one Of the marks of IN overwrought or
worried nervous system, and, conversely,
we may take II that sound sleep. lasting
for . reasonable period-say from six
fair test Of nervous competence. Va
riOus accidental causes may temporarily
interfere with sleep in the healthy;
but still the rule holds good, and .
normal brain reveals its condition by
obedience to this daily rhythmic variar
tion. Custom can do much to contract
ones natural term Of sleep. fact Of
which we are constantly reminded In
these days Of high pressure; bat the
process is too artificial 20 b employed
Laborious days, with scauty intervals
of rest, 20 far to secure al the need1nl
conditions of insomnia In allottin8
hours of sleep it is impossible 70 adopt
any maxim or uniform custom The
due allowance varies with tho indi-
vidual. Age, constitution. sex, fatigue,
exercise, each has its share of influence.
Young persons and hard workers
naturally need. and should have, more
sleep than those who neither grow nor
labor. Women by common consent
have been assigned . longer period Of
rest than men, and this arrangement
in the event Of thei; doing hard work,
Is in strict accord with their general
physical construction and recurrent i'm
firmitieA Absolute rule there Is mono.
and it il Of little moment to fix an En-
act average allowance. provided the 70
curren,e Of sleep be regular. and its
amoupt sufficient for the needs of .
given person 50 that fatigue does not
results in such nerve prostratioo and
irritability - render healthy rest inn
possible Lancet
The Costs Had to Come.--A Georgia
editor. who j. also justice Of the peace.
recently granted . qusrreling coupleus
absolute divorce. '.Mr., Baili2." he
said, collect three dollars costs out OF
the couple" Il can't do il, said the
baili6, mournfully. They hain't got
. cent" Then" said the editorial
Justice. fetch the Ordinary before me
and make him issue . license, and I'll
marry the woman to the 6rst 4a1> who
has got three dollarA This court can't
live on air. Step mp lively. gs4tlemen.
--Atlanta Constitutio0 :. - gss ~-s1
-W.iter-"What k;nA q 49, VIII
you h.vey" Bseathsge-'Iaa Rlsin- ?,
Waiter-"What do yoa mean bY thassss,
Without Nay numb q 5G.s'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-10

neg -s.'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
KNOWS ITS STRENGTH.
Senator ingalls, Tells Something Of the
Force That Doyyned Him.

Force That D0wned Him.
Ex-senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, talking
OF the Farmers alliance at Baltimore the
other day, said: ''This movement is
building greater than majority of the
people of the eastern slope arc willing
to admit. 1t presents one of the most in
teresting political problems of the coun-
try. Here in the east, where the indus
tries and employments are diversified,
Its progress is not appreciated, and the
strength OF its gaining not understood.
IN the west, the purely agricultural Sec
ton. it has taken deep hold on the pub
lie mind, and the evolution is closely
watched by our deepest thinkers and
practical economists. These farmers
nave concluded that there are wrongs
existing that need adjustment. The
growth OF the organization is not ETHEREAL
or spontaneous, but has come with a
strong undercurrent of reason that will
ultimately land it on a solid foundation
which will defy all the efforts of political
agttators to shake.
II think it may be compared to the
feeling of rcpublicanism which swept
over the country from 1856 to 1860. This
result might be more quickly reached
could the west and south find common
ground on which to stand. The east
and north have recognized this all
along and have very adroitly prevented
any coalition. The sections are, how
ever, becoming apathetic alike to ap-
pcals and menaccs, and when one dies
out and the other is allayed we may
look for coalition that will produce
tangible results. The existing political
parties, however, may by their platforms
and candidates nominated make such
concessions to the alliance as to cause
the members to return to their respec-
tive folds with the belief that the evils
that they seek to redress will be re-
formed to their households"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
RUSSIAN GIRLS.
Nearly All of Them Marry Young w,thou,
Long Envprrmcntx

Long Engpg- mcnts.
Inc daughter is n great pet in Rus
sian families, perhaps because there are
generally more sons than daughters.
Take the younger members of the i'm
perial family as an example, and VIC find
twenty-five grand dukes and only seven
grand duchesses; and this may be stated
TO be about the average proportion in
most families. The necessity for men in
the rural districts as assistants in the
agricultural labors of their fathers has
given rise to saying, s'One son is no
son; two sons are half a son. but three
are whole son.
Notwithstanding the pride and salts
faction with which the birth of a boy is
hailed, tho little girl is tho darling, the
object OF the tenderest affection and care
OF parents and brothers, not speaking of
other adoring relatives. Much is not
expected OF her in the way OF assistance
in the family. she is INDUCED as far as
their means and circumstances permit,
and she takes it quietly and as her due,
but 1t is rarely that she does not volun-
tarily and tacitly contribute her share in
helping her mother. Her occupations
are much about the same as those of all
European girls, but parish work in Rus
S'ie' Sa'oSooA HOO 1OE uCF. oue can nOU
have classes at Sunday schools, as rclig-
ion is taught by priests or deacons.
1t would be thought quite extraordi-
nary and improper were young unmar-
rled girl to visit the sick or poor in towns,
but In villages it is sometimes done under
the direction of mamma or grandmammaa
She Is undoubtedly fond of pleasures,
likes to be we'll dressed, and generally
adores dancing. Music is not the Rus
sian girls forte, nor is solo singing.
Most of the institutkas, though they
thoroughly understand the theory of
music, play like child of IL. OF course
there are exceptions; but it is seldom
you find girl able to play Quadrille
or polka olf-hand.
Girls marry very young in Russia, and
there are very few of those most esti
mable individuals called old maids
There are no colonies for the Russians
to run away to, and statistics show tina,
the births of boys much exceed those OF
girls.
Long engagements are not approved
of; they seldom last longer than a few
months, during which time the fiancee i.
the mistress of the house. Her girl friend.
assemble to help sew the dowry, tn,
sewing afternoon generally ending in ,
dance after tea, when the bridegroom
drops in with few bachelor friends
Another wedding is thus often arranged
and SO on, little by little, till. like tn
fifty-one cards in the game of sol,
maid" they pair off, and one, general.
of the sterner sex. is left-forlorn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
A Consistent Witness.

Consistent Witness.
A laughable little story is told of q
woman on the witness stand in French
court. She was asked her age, and an
swerRd that she was 80 years old.
"But,' said the magistrate. s'Did
you not tell me you were 80 when you
appeared before me two years ago?"
~ think it very likely" she replied
smilingly acknowledging her falsehood,
and not at all abashed. 81 am not one
of those women who say one thing to-day
and another thing tomorrow"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
sudden Attack,

Boston Citizen ION his way home from
church)-"Wait outside a moment,
please, Waldonia, while step into this
drug store and get cigar"
Wife of Boston Citizcn-'I thought
druggists in this town were not allowed
to sell cigars Sunday?''
Boston Citizen-"They are allowed to
sell them when needed for catarrh. TO
druggist, few moments latcr): "Jodes,
give be ted-cedt cigar. Batch, please?
rThapkS''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
Deafness Can,t Re Cured

diseased portion o; the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in.
famed condition of tho mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets innamed
you have q rumbling soSnd or imperfect hear
Ing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but ali inflamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness :(caused by Catarrh) that we
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure Send
for circulars, Free
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
8TSold by Druggists. 75c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
No Faith in Human N.tur,

Mr.. Billus-Maria, what did the man
charge you for building that addition to
the pantry?
Mrs. Billus-Twenty-sev dollars
just about half what expected.
Ibid you tell him that you thought it
was cheap?"
"Certanly."
(Much provoked) "Just like woman!
Now I'll have to hunt up some other
man to put that new roof on the coal
housed"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
An Undeserved In.uit.

''To come to business at once" said
the spokesman, ''we will give you $50 if
you will vote as we desire OIL this meas
ure."
"Gentlemen," replied the alderman
from the 'Steenth ward, his eye ablaze
and his whole frame swelling with indig-
nation, "you insult me beyond the power
of words to express by presuming to
think would sell my vote-for $50"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
NOT STRICTLY AMERIuAs.

Our favorite authors are Russ,,rs o,, ,e,
WA aha a, German our BARRIERS and tailors. oe7'
we drink English breakfast .an With o,,r
French rolls. 'e' "i'h our
And our ships man with no,v.,,o+ s,,,ors
w" m,, ma as are all Irish Italian our cooks.
nv. Uur laundrymen almond. eyed Chtnamen.
D"' eteaI caesars ghost, just think how IL
10 nave anything STRICTLY American
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

The Emperor of Japan is great lover
of art and has established a society for
it's promotion. The members include
the most eminent sculptors, painters,
lacquers, and weavers of the country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
Not SYNONYMOUS.

College Professor-''Your father is
wealthy farmer, understand. He con-
ducts his farm on scientific principles,
presumed" Student-"No, he runs it to
make money"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
Turning the Table 8.

Aunt Isabcl-sGracie, those crusts are
not hard. If were you I'd eat them"
North Side 2-year-old gushing them
under the edge of her plate)-sNo,
auntie, if you was me you wouldn't eat
'em, but il I WAS YOU would"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

u HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED with an
affection OF the Threat from childhood,
caused by diphtheria, and have used vari-
GUS remedies. but have never found any
thing equal to BRowNs BRoNcHIAL
TRoCHEs. "-Rcu. G. N. F. Hampton, Pike
ton, Ky. Sold only in boxes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

''I'vE made some pretty tough
springs" said q car-spring manufac-
turer, ''but nothing to compare with the
spring of 1891"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
Hood' s

sarsaparilla is the best medicine to take in the
spring Possessing just those powers to purify
the biood. create an appetite and build ND the
system. which nearly everybody needs, Hoods
ssrsaparilla is the ideal Spring Medicine Be sure
to get Hoods, and only Hood'a
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

"a TRAINING in cleanliness is y fortune
Complete your education with SAPOLIO.
It is u solid cake of Securing Soap used for
all cleaning purposes except the laundry.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

WHEN Dobbin's Electric Soap was first
made in 1864 it cost 20 cents bar. 1t is
precisely the same ingredients and quality
,,o,u and doesn't cost half. Buy it of your
grocer and preserve your clothes. He will
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

Syrup

We have selected two or
Group. three lines from letters
freshly received from pa
rents who have given German Syrup
to their children III the emergencies
of Group. You will credit these,
because they come from good, sub
stantial people, happy in finding
what so many families lack-a med
icine containing no evil drug, which
mother can administer with en-
fdence to the little ores in their
most critical hours, safe and sure
that it will carry them through.
ED. L. WILLITs, of Mrs. JAs.W. KIRK,
Alma, Neb. give it Daughters College,
to my children when Harrodsburg, Ky. I
troubled with Group have depended upon
and never saw any it in attacks Of Group
preparation act like with my little tlaugh-
it. It is simply mi ter, and find it an in.
xaculous. valuable remedy.
Fully one-half of our customers
are mothers who Use Boschee's Ger
man Syrup among their children.
A medicine to be successful with the
little folks must be a treatment for
the sudden and terrible foes of child
hood, whooping cough, Group, diph-
liberia and the dangerous infamlna-
tons of delicate threats and lungs. y
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

A LADY who allowed dude and a poodle to
take supper with her, said they were ''purpy-
two-at-tea." -Nc1Cman INDEPENDENT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

SAID one lady: "1wish my children looked
as bright and healthy as yours do" Re-
piled the other lady: mine would look just
as sickly and puny as yours ii did not oc-
casionaliy give them DR.. Bulls Worm
Destroyers. By mail. 25 cents. John d.
Park. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

Mrs. LANGrRY, having met with heavy
losses in her theatrical ventures in Eng
land, threatens to devaste this unfortun-
ate country again the coming season.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

WHAT room would one expect to find in
castle in the air? "A 'brown study" to be
sure.-Life.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

WHAT there is in name-Mr. THINE is
the President of the Boston Fat Mems Club
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
Hood s

Sarsaparilla has by its positive merit gained
such hold upon the confidence OF the people
that they refuse ev,n the most earnest requests
of clerks to try "our own" or some other substi.
tute medicine. and firmly insist upon having
Hoods Sarsaparilla Tryit
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
Hoods

Sarsapartlla will do you an enormous amount
of good Just now, by purifying your blood and
building up your system 20 that you will tide
over" the depressing effects of milder weather.
and escape that tired feeling" so common when
the seasons cha lpe
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

ATExAs man lived with three wives under
one roof He was arrested for disturbing
the peace.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
n ood's

Sarsapnrilla is carefully prepared from Sassa
parila, Dandelion, Mandrake. Dock. Juniper
Berries. and other well-known vegetable RENE
dies, every ingredient being carefully selected
and every step Of preparation being CAREFUL,
watched to obtain the best posi- BILE result.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. soc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
Discourteey Didn,t Pav.

Courtesy generally pays large returns
and the lack of it often entails serious
loss. The will of Jonathan Scoville,
recently deceased, bequeaths $4,000 to
the Buffalo Academy of Fine Arts, but a
codicil revokes the bequest. Last Janu-
airy Mr.. Scoville sent to the academy a
present Of several handsome pieces of
statuary which was not acknowledged.
He waited a month, and then, angered
at the silence OF the academy officials,
made the codicil. In this case letter
of thanks would have been o valuable
letter of credit.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

Rrrs.-AIl Flts stopped free by DR.. Kltne's Great
Nerve RestOror. No Fits after first days use. Mar
1eious cures Treatise and 500 trial bottle free to
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27

COUPLES court before they are married,
and they must, also, go to court before they
are divorced.