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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10
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To divide the figure into three piecet,
alike in every respect, measure off one
fourth inch from each end of the shorter
of the parallel sides and "a inches from
each end of the longer of the parallel sides
Cut along the dotted lines, as shown by
the first diagram.
For four pieces, measure off three
fourths inch from one end of the shorter
of the parallel sides and pa inches from
the corresponding end of the longer of the
parallel sides Cut along the dotted lines.
as shown by the second diagram
No. asa Proverb Puzzle:
When April blows his horn,
1t Is good for both hay and corn.
No. 490.-Word Building: o, to, sot
host shote, Stheno hornets, shortens
No. 49l.-Double Acrostic: George
Nantes Gordon, Ella. OakhamptoN
Rupert, Gertrude, Eagles
No. 492. Diamonds:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10
No. d9S.-Candle Lighting.

The feat to be performed is as follows
Two persons kneel on the ground, facing
each other Each holds in his left hand a
candle in a candlestick at the same time
grasping his right foot in his right hand
This position compels him to balance him
self on his left knee. One of the candles
is lighted; the other is not The holders
are required to light the unlichted candle
from the lighted one
The difficulty lies in keeping the bal
ance, and you would hardly believe how
many times the performers will roll over
sideways to right or left, as the fates de
eide, before they succeed in lighting the
candle. 1t will he well to spread a news
paper on the floor to intercept drops of
candle grease.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10

NNA6Nt
almost I'M
surnnount-
able.
Women
are by ma
ture aInbi-
tious ac-
cording to
their ply
steal and
mental
strength.
Hope and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10
n ERVOUS M EN-!

EXHAUSTED VITALITY.
The Errors Of Youth, Premature Decline, Lost
Manhood and oil Diseases and Weaknesses Of Man,
cured at home ExfERT TREATMENT. No FAN
ORE Consultation in person or by letter. De-
scriptive Prospectus with high testimonials, free.
Medical Institute, No. 4 Bulfnch St, Boston, Mass
AWm. ii. Parker NJ. d., the eminent American
specialist, - many imitatoTs, but no equal
Edinburgh RsUiel0. WE CURkS
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10
ESPECIAL TO orr LADY RrAprRs.l

When an ambitious woman loves a
man she will spur him TO heroic efforts
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10
l&:S1sl;1Ey
for Infants and Children.
MOTHERS, Do You Know tn

mWM Bamans
most remedies children o opium morhn
Do You Know that poi
Do You Know that
without labelling
10 ron hnoW That should
unless you your physician know il
Do Yon Know that Caor
its ingredients is published heveyb
lou That Catora
That has been in use for nearly thirty
of all other remedies for children coubne
do You know Of the United
randi
Castoria" and its formula and that to $
90 You Know
because Castoa had been absolutely harmless2
Do You average casoa are furnished for 35
once nt dose2
Do Yon Know that
O. ma haveu ntro nrestY
Well, these things They effects.
IL ss5 5s::::5 u hAzzz1 s "a sss:'
Children Cry for Pitchers castoria.
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which | shan always praise wherever / go.'
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10

NTr Will dare Win
him the rigors of
the frozen North,
and encouragehim
in daring dangers
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10
No. 400.-Charades.

No. 499.-Charades.
You remember the physic of "Dotheboy g
HALF"
spoonful of TOTAL and trcacle for all.
Measured full to the PRIME
And gulped down in quick time,
1t lay like TWO in each stomach so small.
My FIRST is pronoun.
My SECOND is often seen by the sea.
My WHOLE is number.
My FIRST is an animal, gentle and kind,
a more useful one you never could find
My SECONDS sound of happy content,
Another one malIcs-not the one first meant
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10

Buying small lots of berries at a uni
form price per quart, fruit merchant had
this memorandum at the close of his day S
purchases.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10

No. 494.-Well Known Books Uncle
Toms Cabin" "A Tale of Two Cities, "
VANITY Fair Mother Goose"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
VENTILATION OF SEWERS.
How to Prevent Contamination Of Il
HnuaA Air.

How to Prevent Contamination Of the
House Air.
The modern sanitarians agree that
there is little dependence to be placed
on the primary sewer trap as a means
of keeping sewer gas out of the house.
The chief means of surety lie in thor
ough ventilation. The ordinary house
sewer should measure four inches and
no more, because larger pipe is not
so easily or thoroughly flushed out in
every part as a smaller pipe. The pipe
should be ventilated Just outside the
house or Mt its lower end. and the pipe
should he extended its full length to at
least eight or nine inches above the
peak Of the roof. and capped by regu.
lar ventilating pillow. BY this means air
will be continually pumped through the
pipe. There are q multitude of patent
devices that save plumbers work. and
are supposed to take the place of this
simple method of ventilation. but all
are makeshifts DO not let the plumb
err persuade you that it is not necessa-
~ to extend the pipe its full SIZE but
that two-inch pipe will do for venti-
lation. 1t costs but little more to ex-
tend the pipe to the roof in full four
inch size. Now. that nearly every vii
lage has a system of sewerage and a
water supply. it is especially necessary
that all persons understand that s,fety
from sewer gas IS not in shutting it out
by water trap, but in purifying it by
the introduction of a current of pure
air. Main sewers should be as thor
oughly ventilated as house sewers. rs
the simplest precaution against the
dangerous accumulation of gas. Yet
this is too often neglected.-N. T..
Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
COOK CHATTER.

Mr.. F. ADMINISTRATORS is engaged
on a new novel of Italian life, to be en-.
titled Adam John,on's Son."
DR. MAX SIMON NARDAU. author of
Degeneration" is of Jewish extrac-
ton, and was born at Buda-Pesth in
ls49.
1.-THE GOLDEN PoMP" is Mr.. CUTLER
COUGHS recently published volume Of
selections from the Eliza hethan lyric
poets
"PoNY TRACKS" is to be the title of
the volume in which Mr. Frederick
Remington will record his western ex-
periences.
''HANs BRErTMAN" is about to issue q
new series of ballads. 1t is aboaat forty
years since he first essayed this form OF
popular verse.
ANTHONY HopE has written q series
Of four storytelling dialogues which he
calls bad Matches, and which are said
to DO particularly witty.
Mr. BLISS PERRY's new novel. now
on the Scribner press. is called Tho
Plated City," and deals with a busy
New England town wherein silver
plated ware is made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
REPRESENTATIVES,.

SEVEN New York Romeos wers
arrested in one week for borrowing
money Of their lady loves and then re-
fusing to marry them.
An ambulance cycle has been in
vented by Berlin doctor. 1t is a
litter resting on two wheels at one
end and attached to an ordinary tri-
cycle at the other, and worked by two
men. 1t would be useful in small towns.
where . horse ambulance is too ex-
pensive, or in the country.
A GREAT romance reader. Brooklyn
girl. who wished to appear extremely
devout in church. apparently COD tinued
reading her Bible even during the SER
mon. A shrewd old lady. an occupant
Of the pew just in the rear. looked over
the girls shoulder and discovered that
the Bible cover was detachable. and
that the inside wns n popular novel.
A YOUNG broker of New York attend
ed ball in Workers. and returned home
about six q. m. He tried to enter his
room without arousing his parents, but
was astounded to behold them at the
head of the staircase. II had to work
all night at the Office" he confusedly
explained. what sort of labor was 1t, :"
the father asked. (which compelled you
to work in n dress suit?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
A FANCY BASKET.

owne- of the many little attentions she
must Gestow on the unpretentious
small basket. A very convenient and
attractive basket may he made at
home, using two peach baskets. as
shown in cut. The lower one may be
left unfinished inside, merely serving
as support. Theu ore should be
lined inside. and furnished with nu-
mcrous pockets and q cushion or two
for needles and pins. Cover the out
side with pretty cretonne or silkoline,
putting a band and bow where the two
baskets meet. The top is made Of a
long. straight piece Of the right width
to gather up in the center with a draw
string, the other edge being fastened
under the upper frill. The draw
string should he long enough to let all
the fullness out. SO that the top may
be turned down on the outside when
the basket is in use.-Rural New
Yorker.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
THE AMERICAN INDIAN.

THERE are 1904 Indians in New York.
THE Cherokecs Of North Carolina
number ASS.
THE word Esquimaux means RAW
Fish Eaters"
The Indian reservations amount to
212. 900 square miles.
THERE were 249,c73 Indians In this
country at the last census.
ALL the American languages are sin.
Rularly lacking in abstract terms.
In all Spanish America the Indians
form the great mass Of the population.
No INDIAN tribe north Of Mexico had
domesticatcd any animal but the dog.
THE great temple Of the sun at Cuz-
co, in Peru, was attended by 1000
priests
THE average height and weight Of
Indians arc no greater than Of other
peoples
THE only trading Indians, at the time
of the discovery, were the Huron Iro-
quois.
Ar the coming Of the whites, tattoo
ing was almost universal among the In
diana
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
MUSIC AND ART.

PARIS has a new prima donna In
Mile. Lafargue, who has recently won
a brilliant success as Desdemona in
Verdi's ''Otello." at the Grand Opera.
SEVERAL Egyptian harps have been
recovered from tombs In some the
strings are intact, and give forth dis
tinct sounds after q silence OF three
Thousand years.
Mrs. ALICE SHAW, the whistler, who
was once all the rage in London and
Paris, is now pickering her lips for the
entertainment of the habitues Of Ber.
lin music hall
EUGENE D'ALBERT, the pianist, has
been appointed court kappellmeister at
Wei,nar. the position once held by
List. He is the first musician Of Brit.
ish birth to hold such IN appointment
in Germany.
AUBREY BEARDsLEY IS as odd in ap.
pearance As are his exaggerated draw.
ings. He has rcd hair, which he wears
q la Bretonne, and face thin and pale
He is five feet nine inches in height
aud long and lanky In build.
FREDERICK REMrSaroN has excited
enough interest to induce a photogra.
Pher to make special carbon photo.
graphic reproductions Of his troopers,
cowboys and the like. Black and white
effects are very well preserved by the
process.
F. HoPKINeox SMITH, whose valuable
collection of water colors was destroyed
by fire In Milwaukee, will 60 abroad
this summer, and expects to paint forty.
nine pictures in fifty consecutive secu-
lar days, which will bring him an an
nual revenue Of twenty thousand dol.
lars
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
THE CHEF SURPRISED HIM.

discoveries Made by = Dlner In the
Kitchen Of y French Restaurant.
A man who prides himself upon his
knowledge of cookery complained the
other night of dish that was served
French waiter summoned the French
proprietor, and the latter offered to
make the dish SO that it would satisfy.
The gentleman waited half an hour
while the second experiment was
made, but the result was no more sat
isfactory than the first. There was a
vast amount Of apologizing and shout
der Struggling on the part OF proprie-
tor and waiter. but neither seemed
able to comprehend the cause Of the
patrons dissatisfaction. Two friends
of the kicker smiled at his discomfit-
ure, and made unpleasant illusions to
his inability to get what he demanded.
They also suggested that the failure
was due to him rather than to the res
taurant, That made him determined
to prove the correctness of his posi-
ton.
LET me see the chef" he said to the
proprietor. land will show him how
to make this properly"
The proprietor apologized for being
unable to produce tne chef. explaining
that he was SO busy in the kitchen
that he could not leave.
well. then. will go to him." said
the gentleman, and jumping up from
the table he rushed down the stairs
leading to the kitchen.
The proprietor and waiter both
started ut this, and jabbered at each
other furiously. The former was evil
IDENTIFY scolding and the latter protest
ing. Both appeared in danger of dis
locating their shoulders. Finally the
proprietor walked away, looking very
much annoyed. The waiter stood aside
with a scared look on his face. Pres
emily the gentleman reappeared and
resumed his seat at the table. He
looked very solemn, but there was a
twinkle in his eyes. The waiter
watched him furtively, but moth
ing was said until one of
the other diners, who recognized
that the walters presence was ex-
erting a restraining influence on his
friend. dispatched him in search of
some pickles. Then the kicker leaned
back in his chair and laughed deeply
but silently.
This is the best joke ever perpe-
trated on a gullible public he said.
"You know how much our genial host
and his talkative waiter have said
about their fine chef, and you know
how often they have insist ID that no
one but a Frenchman could cook any
thing decently. Well, you should see
their grand chef. | almost fell into
the FIRE when was introduced by the
chief scullion. In the first place the
chef wears skirts, and in the second is
the possessor of as fine brogue as
ever went out of county Cork. Think
of it, the chef of one of the best
known French restaurants of the great
American metropolis is an Irish wom-
an! But I'll tell you she grasped my
idea about the cooking Of this dish i'm
mediately, and we'll have it in first
class sha pc in jiffy."
The prediction was verified. N. Y.
Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
Cha fln4 Dish Parties.

So great is the rivalry among the
owners of fine chatting dishes and choice
recipes to be cooked in them that
cooking clubs. of both men and women,
frequently meet and prepare aluncheon
or ten o'clock supper entirely over the
chatting dish. Each person brings OF
sends his dish and the materials for
making it in advance. and the feast is
cooked course by course by the different
chefs. To prevent a superabundance
of one kind Of food, each guest is mott
fed Of the dishes that will compose the
menu. or permitted to send in word OF
the connection at which he is mos:
skiliful. In this fashion chatting dish
party may have much of the delight
ana terror of a summer picnic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
SCIENTIFIC STUDY.

Powers Developed by the Observati0n Of
Plant and Animal Life.
The first thing that all beginners
must learn is to see thing just as il
is. None of ms have this power fully
developed. We go through life with
our eyes only partially open. We do
not see things as they really are. The
first power that proper study OF
plants and animals develops is
that of observing accurately. None
do this when they begin the work.
Usually they see at first only vague
generalities. But the best stimulus to
seeing accurately comes through ex-
pressing what has been seen. This ex.
preston should be required of the
pupils in three forms-drawing, notes
and oral discussions. This is a very
valuable part of the exercise. To be
able to express accurately with pencil
point what is observed is a power OF
inestimable value. However, the
power to observe accurately is not nee
essarily ACCOMPANIED by the power to
express accurately, but the former
must precede the latter. No one can
draw accurately what he has not seen
accurately. And along with this men,
tai development must also 60 moral
development. Seeing accurately is only
seeing the thing as it actually is-that
is, seeing the truth: and drawing and
describing are only stating the facts,
or telling the truth. Here is where the
temptations lie. An indolent or care
less pupil finds telling the exact truth
with his pencil point to be arduous,
and is tempted to distort or only par
TALLY represent the truth. but accu-
racy of expression must be a constant
drill in truthfulness.-A.J J. McClatchie,
in Popular Science Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
RAILROAD FIGURES

II u aid that 1t least 600 car fende,
patents have been taken out.
OF. the 1ol 900 miles of railroad IN
the United States in 1850. q. 600. q
nearly one-half. were west Of the Mis-
sissippi river
The length Of new railroad builA
during the year ended on June SO.
1853, was 40 miles, and during the NEXT
succeeding year 80 miles
In nearly all the American cities tho
street railway companies say that the
rapidly extending use of the bicycle
las hurt their business greatly.
DURING the past IL years nearly Il, 900
miles of narrow-gauge railroad have
been either converted to standard
gauge or abandoned entirely in the
United States
The now shops Of the Baltimore &
Ohio and the yards to be built at Cum
oerland, Nd, will be the most extern
sive in the country. Tho buildings
alone will cover $50 900 square feet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
INTRODUCE THEM.

Boys and Girls Shoald BE- Presented
FORMALLY tsfAdais Visitors.
1t is a common oversight in too many
households not to introduce the chill
drcn to visitors. Guests are formally
presented to the adult members of the
family. but the younger boys and girls
are either ignored altogether. or else
introduced in a general way without
giving their individual names. This
course is almost certain to result in
awkwardness and constraint on their
part when grown. There is a differ
ence between putting children forward
unduly and giving them their just need
of recognition. And pray take pains,
in making introductions. to speak the
names distinctly, and, above all things
else. do not omit their mention. How
many Of us have been annoyed to have
a hostess greet an intimate friend, to
whom we were entire strangers, with
some such salutation rs: 20 Henry, so
pleased to have you meet Miss Blank. !"
leaving us to discover his surname as
best we may. It is not a bad plan for
the family to rchearse by themselves
some of these little social formalities.-
ConyregatiOnalist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
A LIVING SHADOW.
Remarkable Transformation Of 0
North Carolina Man.

Strange. But True. Story from the Lamk>s
Regions OF = Southern state-ver.
ified by Personal Investigator.
Iron tie 0reensille. N C.. R<esao,)
The following interview has Just been
given our reporter by Mr.. G. A. Baker, the
oversecr at the farm Of Col Isasc A. Sugg,
of Greenville, N. C. 1t will il oerest any.
one who has ever had Typhoid fever. Mr..
Baker said in part:
81 was living in Beaufort county, and on
the ID day OF October, 1893, Twas stricken
down with typhoid fever. had the best
Of physicians to attend me and on the 18th
day Of January, 1894, Twas allowed to get
up. was cmacated, weak and had NO an
petite. Icould only drag along for short
distance AID would be compelled to sit
down and rest. This continued for some
time and began to give up hope OF ever
getting well. / lost my position in Beau.
fort county and having secured one In PitI
county, clerkirlg in q store, l undertook il,
but was SO weak could not do the work,
and had to give it up. The disease sc tiled in
my knees, legs and feet. was taking first
one kind OF medicine and then another, hat
nothing did me any good. Twas mighty
low spirited. I moved out to Col SuSg's
about forr or five months ago and vom-
menced taking DR.. Williams Pills. took
three day for about three months began
to regain my appetite in we-l's time,
and then my weakness began to disappear
and hope sprung up with n b essedness that
is beyond all telling. AT tin; exl, fration OF
the three months was entirely cured and
could take my axe and go in the woods and
do as good a days work Us any n...n. Twas
troubled with dyspepsia and that has disap-
peared. 1t is also a splendid tonic for weak
people. ! say, Mr. Editor, God bless DR..
Williams. May he live for a long time.
know he will 20 up yonder to reap his re
ward, for he has done wonderful lot Of
good. Tell everybody that asks You about DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People that il
they will come to me can certainly satisfy
them as to their merits. l always carry q
box of pills with mo and whenever l feel
bad take one"
We were forcibly struck with the earnest
ness of Mr.. Baker and his statement may b.
relied on.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, In
condensed form, all the eianents necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are an
unfaiing specific for such L seases 10 loco
motor ataxia, lartial rarsily sis, st. vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after effects of Ii
grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and
sallow compilations. all forms Of weakness
either in male or female, md all diseases re-
sulting from vitiated hum,Fs in the blood.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be
sent post paid on receipt of price $50 cents
box. or six boxes for S.:U by addressing
DR.: Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-27
SUPPLYING THE WAIST

60 brislkly through the ordinary calls
fhenic exercises with the arms and legs
and body for ten minutes-no longer,
for the half-kour of vigorous exercise
which some advocate is trying to the
nerves and taxes woman's strength
altogether too much: even five minutes
.aay be found sufficient day after day.
The motions should be made evenly.
firmly and with sufficient rapidity TO
get up 4 pleasant warmth.
The lungs should be filed through
the nose with fresh air from the win
dow and emptied through the mouth
with a quick election. This should be
done four or five times. Then the po-
sition should be taken for the exercises
legs together. hands on the hips and
chin held up. Then rotation of the
body as in the first illustration. This
tends to make the waist slim and mo-
bile. and the muscles may be felt al
ternately stretching and relaxing un-
der the hands as the motion is de
scribed.
The second sketch illustrates the
exercise for widening the chest. in
creasing its bust and strengthening and
knitting the spinal muscles generally.
The other exercises to be taken are
made according to the well-known rou.
tine, hands from shoulder up. ten times,
then down. then from the shoulder
straight out in front the same number
of times. All these should be done
briskly.
After the exercise cold sponge bath
should be taken. accompanied by vigor-
Gus rubbing, and every other week a
cupful of common salt should be
thrown into the water each day. and
when this is used it must he remem-
bered that soap cannot be used, As the
two do not agree.
After dressing slowly a breakfast
should be eaten of fresh fruit. grain
foods and eggs or chops, according to
ones taste.
At night. just before retiring. the
same exercise should be gone through
and sponge wet with alcohol rubbed
over the body: bathing che feet in
warm. almost hot. water is soothing
and healthy also. as it helps one to
sleep Soundiy and sweetly.
To give woman an erect and beauti-
full figure there is no surer way than to