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The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

"If don't hev to wear butes nor git
my ha'r cut, sell.
"'Then I'll tell yo' what TO do sez he.
we ar gwine to hold county far this
fall, and do you go at it and raise up
the biggest watermelyon ever seen
on the face Of this airth. That shall be
yo'r ambishun, and it will be one to
glorify the hull state. When that
melyon gifts the prize at our show the
name Of Abe Hope will be writ in let
tiers of gold Oh the records Of time, and
with my own hand will ! present yor
ole woman with hull pound o snuff
and a new par O. shoes
That's the way he talked to me"
said Abe as be still dug at the silver,
"and l promised him that I'd hey am
bishun. / had growed sum whoppin'
big melyops in my time, but had new
er spread myself to see what could be
dun with 'em. II was bout plantin'
time then, and fixed up the sile and
picked out sum seeds and went TO
work. 1 lowed fur plenty Of room,
and put bresh fence around the spot
10 keep the mewl off. Bimeby the
seed cum up and the vine begun to
run, and / never did see anythin' like
it Thar was six melyons on that
vine, but the one in the middle was the
best"
"And it grew TO be a whopper% l
queried.
stranger, whopper of a melyon Is
one thing, but a whoppinest whopper
Is another When she got TO be as
big as a beer-keg she was wbopper
When she got 10 be as big as a -four
bar'l she was a whoppinest whopper.
AFTER that couldn't find no words TO
call her by. She Jest riz up and spread
out and got big, and finally she was
the size of hogshead."
"You don't mean it?"
"Ask Kurnel Bunker, sab! He rid
down yere one day and took look at
that melyon, and arter he had walked
all around it he scz to me:
"'Abe Hope, them pyramids of Egypt
amt nowhar' alongside this melyon,
and the archives of time will be hold
in yo'r name when that of Napoleon
has dun bin forgotten. Don't git drunk
don't lick the ole woman-don't do
nuthin' to skeer this melyon from grow
in as big as a house,
That's what he said, and me and the
ole woman used to walk around on tip
toes and speak in whispers. Ireckoned
that when that yere melyon got'to be
as big as shed it would sort O. settle
down and stop CROWN and go to keep
in house, but it 'peared she had an am-
bisbun, too. She kept GROWN till she
was mighty nigh as big as this catin,
and If had cleaned her out she would
have made shed fur the mewl. twas
her heft which made that big hole in
the airth over thar. / reckon that
about 500 people cum yere to look at
that melyon, and Kurnel Bunker said
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

The scrubbing-brush treatment is o
cure for those blackheads which are
the bane of woman's life. Be sure yor
get a good face brush. Purchase q
cake of pure hygienic soap. The brush
should be used at night before going
to bed. Immerse the brush in hot wa.
ter. Rub the soap over it until good
lather is obtained. Scrub the face
carefully-not violently, but thor
oughly. One minute should suffice for
the scrubbing process. Rinse with
warm water and again with cooler wa.
ter. Dry with a soft towel. II the skin
is irritated by the unusual friction try
a good cream or other emollient. The
greasy look will disappear under the
face-scrubbing brush also.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
Lntest JeweIry !. FIe1IbIe.

Flexibility is the leading characteris-
tic OF all the newest jewelry, many of
the diamond necklets being decorated
with flexible ends, in the forms of looms
and tassels, carried out entirely in the
same precious stones. A diamond
corsage ornament has two flexible ends
each being a mass OF tiny stones, a sort
OF diamond rain. dropping downward
from a scroll-shaped top, and finished
with two large pearl drops. Many large
pearls appear, too, in the beautiful dia.
mond necklace, which is so contrived
that it can be used when required IN
the form of tiara, or even as IN orpa-
ment for the bodice.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
s1Oo Reward sIO0.

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assisting nature IN dong sL l.s oia, = on n =
i've powers that they offer One hundred
noIIaTs for any case that it fails 10 cure.
send for list Of testimonials
Address F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists 55c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

wrecked-busted and kerfopped by a
passle o niggers"
"'Yo' hev, and | can't blame yo' II
yo'r ambishun has fled and yo' dun
turn about and never draw another
long BREATH"
"But you haye?" l said.
"Mebbe so, stranger-mebbe So" re-
piled Abe as be stretched out his back
in the sun, "but If hev didn't skass-
ly mean to do it! No, sah-l hain't got
no mo- ambishun, and them pyramids
of Egypt and archives of time and let
tiers of gold amt gwine to bother Inc
fur the rest of my life. Thar's a pipe
and terbacker on the shelf and jug Of
whisky on the fioah, and yo' jest dun
help yo'self and be at home and don't
git up no talk to make hard work fur
mel"
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
sHABBY GARMENTS
How to Make Old Clothes LoOk A.
most as Good as New.

How 10 Make Old Clothes LeoA -
most As Good as New.
A woman Of wonderful resources has
Just discovered new and very sure way
Of reuovating and restoring to their Tor
mer appearance spotted, soiled or faded
cloth or serge gowns.
Pick about 20 ivy leaves, young green
ones by choice, wash them carefully
and place them in a jug or basin ADD
about one pint of boiling water, cover
up the basin or jug, and leave 10 soaA
for two or three hours, when 1t VIII DC
ready for use. Meanwhile the gar
ment must be thoroughly brushed IN
side and out, and all untidy braid or
lining removed from the bottom. Nnen
ready, spread il on the table, and care
fully sponge with ivy water. " must
then be hung out 10 dry, ~ IL VIII
be found to have recoyerel o. terii'e.
+ee9or +eees9sor 49, I, .ooi .ooil. quite Ike n, '.
Black silk may be cleaned IN the
same manner, but it needs more care
If the silk is in breadths IL -lst os
lightly sponged and then tightly rolled
over a cloth wound round q roller ana
left to dry.
Black lace may also be renovated
when soiled or brown with age by
sponging with ivy water, and then roll
ing over a cloth wound round a roller
1t should not be ironed.
Mix equal quantities of soft soap and
powdered starch with half the quanti-
ty Of salt; make into paste with
lemon juice. Lay this paste on each side
of the mildew stains and let the article
lie out on the grass night and day tlIi
the stains disappear. Soaking the
clothes stained in buttermilk for con-
siderable time, then washing them in
the usual manner, and finally leaving
them to bleach all night on the grass,
is an old-fashioned country method
which is effectual. Another is to make
a paste of table salt and lemon juice
and lay this thickly on the spots, which
should have been previously wetted and
soaped; the linen so treated being lefl
in the open air TO bleach for several
hours at least.
The best element in any Of these
treatments is the nights bleach. II
towns, where this is impracticable, th'
best thing is TO make solution OF equa
parts OF chloride of lime and common
soda in boiling water = half pount
each Of the lime and soda to three
quarts of water; dip the stains into thiI
for few seconds till they disappear
then rinse the article in boiling soap
suds and send to the wash as usual
Do not let the articles stay more than
few seconds in the solution, or 1t vii
burn them. Whenever possible, do no
omit the night bleach. - Louisvill,
Courier-Journal.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

In the truck patch. on the north side
Of the old squatter's cabin, was wa
termelon 50 near the size Of hour-bar-
rel that I gasped at the sight Of H.
and after I had walked around il three
or four times asked Abe Hope i that
was the biggest melon be ever raised.
That no account triae out thar 2
he exclaimed in tones Of contempt as
he glanced towards the patch. why,
sab. that's one that wasn't wuth toiin'
away 10 sell TO the steamboat mens
Any Of the eul'd folks around yere
would hev 10 be mighty hard up TO
steal that melyon. Shoe! HUI"
"Theu you have raised larger onesT
l persisted.
stranger" said Abe as be picked at
silver in the sole Of his shoe. Tin
gwine 10 tell 20 bout the wh5ppinest
melyon ever raised, md the old
woman and all the folks around yege
will back me up In it. might Lie
bout wild cats or catfish, but a mar
would hev 10 be low-down to lie bout
melyous. Bout TO vars ago KurneI
Bunker cum along yere one day and
ser to me:
"'Abe Hope, folks dun tell me that
yo' ar the LATEST man in all Arkinsaw
and I'm feelin' bad over it,
"'What's the use in workin' when 70
don't hev TOP sell.
"'But every critter orter hev an am
hishun' sez be as he takes of his ha
to the old woman Etandin' in th
| doah.
"'Hev yo' got an smbishun, Kurne
| BunkerP
az hev. I want to be goy'ner of Al
kinsaw next var. Everybody in tn
state except yo' has got an ambishu1
and I've dun cum down TO see If ! can
stir yo' up. Yo' needn't hev no ambi
shun as big as q house, and one 4
make yo' sweat yo'r shirt, but jes
sumthin' 10 keep the cbills and feve
off. Ar yo' willin' to tackle an am
biShunT
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

that my ambishun would carry me 10
the legislaehur'."
"Aud you got the melon down to the
county fair?" l observed as the old man
made long pause.
NO. sab. we didn't" be slowly re-
plied. "One day got 16 men up yere
with hand-spikes and ropes, and We
rolled that melyon down the river
and a fatboat. Ye' kin see how she
quilted out the airth as she went along.
We got her on the fatboat all right
and sot of TO float her down the river,
but arter we had gone bout ten miles
the roof Of that melyon begun to cave
/ in"
1T was too ripe, eh?'
"No. sab, that wasn't It, Fust thing
we knew thar was about 20 Guild
folks-men, wimen and chill'en-aboard
us. They wasn't thar when we start
ed, and they hadn't swum aboard. They
had dun crawied out Of that melyon."
"You don't mean it,"
Every last word, sab. Yes, sab
them three families had dun squatted
inside that melyon fur cabin befo' il
left my land, and they had eaten away
Till the roof got weak and fell in on
'em. They had dun dug out three big
rooms inside, and hang me if they didnt 7
hev fo' or five cats and dawgs along
with 'em! Ireckon l was never so mad
in all my BON days, but what could l
do bout it?"
"What did you do?" l asked.
"Rolled il ashore and let them mig
gers brace up the roof and live in it all
winter. 1t wasn't no good to me any
mo- as a prize melyon. When met
Kurnel Bunker sez to him:
"'Kurnel, didn't yo' peal to me to heV
ambishunY
al did, sez he.
"And didn't hev it like a baby with
the measles?'
"'Yo' did, Abe Hope
"And hain't l bin knocked out
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

which catches down the rufle on each
side Of the front, thus relieving the
white material The little shoes and
stockings are also of holly-eolored silk,
and a baby ribbon of holly is tied in
double rows around the waist.
If baby's mamma wishes to make
him very dressy she can make pillow
case of white nalnsook edged with a
hemsttched rufile, al one end of which
she can fas,en spray Of holly with
the berries upon it.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
ONE ENJOYS

RS.h Ine method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and aet,
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
TEN effectually, dispels colds. head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever prO.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt IN
its action and truly beneficial in Ia
effects, prepared only from the most
healthya and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. its
many excellent qualities commend II
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Donot acceptany
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. h NEW ToRk ~
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
MANAGING SERVANTS.
Teach Them Self-Hespect and Always
Keep Your own,

Teach Them Self-hespectan anu AiWhSs
Keep Your own.
The best rule for managing servants,
in the opinion OF a writer in the Phila-
delphia Ledger, is a two-fold one, sim
pie in idea, complex enough, but still
possible to practice; Teach your serv-
ant self.respect aud keep your own.
For instance, pleasant room to sleep
IN, a uice kitchen, with plenty of serv-
iceable cooking utensils, good brooms,
ample towels and busters, fixed duties
and regular hours; these give and keep
up self-respect III willing handmaid,
be she cook or waitress. She learns
to call your house her home, truly,
and to take a pride in her work
On your side an even temper, pleas
ant but firm oversight of necessary
matters. a systematic plan Of house.
kecping--all these keep up the mistress
Felf-respcct in dealing with her house
hold stail. As soon as you feel that you
have been careless, or that you have
lost your temper in trying moment,
you realize that a false position ex-
lists that endangers your self-respect-
ing relation with your maid just as she
feels, when her room is wretched, her
tools out of order, her hours Of work
irregular and her training neglected,
that her standard is confused and de-
graded.
The ideal mistress is always self
respecting, and, having provided the
essentials of self-respectiug service,
may reasonably expect the ideal maid
10 live up to the opportunity Ideals
are perhaps never fully realized, but
this especial ideal must be kept in view
If improvement, however gradual, in
household service is desired 1t is easy
TO remember; try it, and see il it does
not oil the wheels of your home ma.
chinery.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
A PARIS WATER PALACE.
A Wonderfully beautiful Structure
for the 1900 show.


To Paris and its visitors from all the
world the name of the Chateau d'Eau
has long been familiar. But the superb
project of Prof. Jan Zawiejski, archi-
tect of that grand theater at Cracow,
by which it is proposed to enhance the
splendors of the intended Universal ex-
hibition of 1900, surpasses most other
designs of decorative architecture con-
trived for the mere spectacle of a mag
nifcent festivity. 1t is to be con-
structed of iron, and to be clothed with
rushing water; indeed, the water is to
form its inner walls, descending in
vast sheets of unbroken liquid surface
which are completely to inclose the
halls and chambers of the interior, and
TO form a majestic dome growing the
whole edifice. The total height will be
100 meters, rivaling the loftiest build
ings. This is divided horizontally into
three stories, the solid framework of
which exhibits different architectural
orders-the Tuscan, the Renaissance,
dHu lut lOhiC iCe' Oue dOOHe Au6
other. Visitors will have entrances
quite free from danger of wetting,
and may ramble securely about the pal
ace, take their seats in the theater as
spectators Of the Varieties" or avail
themselves of the restaurant, or ride
on bicycles, or join the dance at a ball.
BY the aid of lifts and staircases they
can go anywhere, protected in some
places by glass screens and roofs,
where needful, from even a drop Of
water blown aside by disturbance of
the air. The surrounding waters, how
ever, illuminated with electric light in
various changing colors, will probably
be the chief attraction of this wonder
full palace. Further details may be ex-
pected in the course of its ereetion.-
illustrated London News.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
WOMAN AND HOME
- YouNeEsT euEsI.

Pretty Dress Tor Baby 20 wear on
His Company Day,
For the youngest member OF the
family there IS q pretty des'gn IN
French uainsook. ali made by hand,
even 10 the tucks. The only trimming
is hemst!tching, which is used very free
IL. There is hemstiichiug around the
bottom Of the skirt, hemstitehlng on
the shoulder rufie and the little rueh-
ing around the hands and neck has also
a very delicate hemstitehing in its de-
sign.
One Of the prettiest features in the
little dress is the holly red rosette
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

The John A. Salzer Seed Company, La
Crosse. Ms. have shipped within p days
! 400 barrels Of their celebrated S9Izer AZ :
Earliest Weeks Market Potato to Texas
customers. This potato has the reputation
Of being the earliest, the finest favored and and
the heaviest producing early potato IN the
country
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Two tablespoonfuIs tapioca soaked
over night in half cupful water. Add
half cupful cold water in the morning
the peeled rind of lemon, and boil un.
til clear. Then take out the rind, add
the juice Of the lemon, teaspoonful
lemon extract, half cupful each Of
sugar and boiling water. pinch of salt
and boil Mold and serve with sugar
aud cream.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

The Secretary of the Navy has demanded
more battleships, and there can be no dou9t
that Congress will consider his recommend
ations. Protection is what our sea ports
require. and Notifications Will not adequate
ly supply this. Defense against all disoIaeIIs
Of a malarial type is, however, adequateiy
afforded by Hostetters s Stomach bltters' ;i ap
efficient remedy, also, for constipation, ul.'
iousness, dyspepsia, rheumatism and nerV-
business
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Son-Papa, what is meant by the classes,
Sprocketts-Why, they're professional,
and A and B amateurs-the BIS really aren't
amateurs at all.
"Well, and what are the massesf"
ooh, they're the folks who pay gate money
to see the races, s'pose. IN. Y. journal.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Robinson-Are you going to hang sour
socks up this Christme IL. 7
Jones No; from the looks OF thlngs !
SHAH probably be obliged TO hang up my
oyereoat.-Up To Date.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Hotel Visitor-Now, are you sure TINS
bed is quite clean! o,,,.
Seryant-Yes, sir; the sheets were ohIy
washed this morning, ust feel themi Iney
amt dry yet.-The Rival.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Cholly-IIave you anything that will stop
the habit Of cigarette smokingg
Druggist sir. John, give the gen.
tleman a box OF Rough on Ratsl"-N.Y.
World.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

You can't tell anything about the amount
of work a man does by the time he puts IN
talking Washington Democrat.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

never p satisfied until he gets it blotted up
worse than the old one.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

It's the man who has the viii power to
stop drinking when he sees fit that never
sees fit.-Chicago Daily News.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

We are all in danger of thinking that those
who do not become interested in our hob.
bies are of little force.-Washington Demo.
prat
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

When you are prepared for an emergency IN 7el,al
it hardly ever arises.-N ashingtoh Delno-
crat,
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

The meanest thing one can do is not to ask
woman when she has a story to TELL
Washington Democrat
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

He who wrongs the child commits a
crime against the state.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

After physicians had given me up, wa, was
saved By Piso's Cure.-Ralph Erieg, WI.
Transport, Pa, Nov. p, 1893.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Tie imperial William heii his siies- Rs
llee Wasrc with laughing and toe tears sia.5-
IN bis ewes -Dot Is Co coCtt De- E@Fea
y a1t 'gm eli sslIrt most gIlEFt an d
And 81 r11rel l-r EYES fruF h'zaness
the aid replied. -the Dispatches sly l-l-t US
YANKEES are ente HId oEer your sa I''al-
titiaus movements. Stocks are t9ll e al
and down, and the market : uall 4e5--l
allied. Dots D. y crlea the nci-e p o-,gsl 1,-i
zoIieru. ~Dose fellows llda' sne9 o2- N q
~ - h53;nr under De soiai Ne got DER
rse3is5He - make EN- dance, yea pet "a
y, a. svreef Heinrich iu san ETlncceesso,
ein'f 4. usl SEATTLE, und py der klondikes:
on. dots too gooti Aay6e dey eSPect him
by Sseawg0 and >llnlsNiuatil also, uh'
WiIfe. M pov. du bist ein crate choker.
PEOPLE al over De vide world IS saying;
Ven vot viil be 10 next Dots De gives
ton Falls into a brown study and ne aid
softly slips out Cleveland Pam Dealer.
Ef-~-ss1 ~ k-autr sen 1.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Web TO the length Of two and a
quarter miles has been drawn from the
body of a single spider.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money ii it fails to cure. 2oc.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

It was a wise man who said it was hard to
love a woman and do anything else.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

Nearly all women are good, but few are
great.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

make them stand out. To get the Jabot
effect sew narrow strip Of canvas
underneath and fasten the lace lightly
upon it.
Scarlet chiffon is made into vests and
trimmed with lace, and scarlet silk is
folded into stocks.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
WINTER CAP AND COAT.
ew Design In knOtted Goods for

TNO-N -Near-Olds.
One and a alfyards of knotted goods
with a hairy surface will make a very
comfortable coat for two-year-olds to
wear these cold days. II very heavy
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
TaIlt of RoraI Women.

The tallest OF the royal women in Eu-
rope are the queen Of Portugal and the
crowa princess Of Denmark,
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04

No man was ever blamed for being gen,
tleman, but many have been i2lse-y accused
Of it.-Chicaso Daily News.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
SCARLETlNA STOCKS.

Gorgeous Little Neck Affair to Wear
over Dark Gown.
II you want a scarletina stock you
must purchase two yards Of brilliant
The Southern herald., 1898-03-04
Un-to-Date socioIorr.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. k. NEW Y0Rk, EE
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-07
YELLOW fever
Believed to Have Been Checked.

WAsHINGTON,S Sept. DIR. Wyman,
head of the marine hospital service,
believes the spread of yellow fever in
the south has been almost stopped by
the rigid sanitary and quarantine pre-
cautions:
with cooler weather in prospect
he said this morning, "the people of
the country breath easier
Last evening DR.. Wyman received a
telegram from Orrwood, Miss, bring
ing news of three new cases on Monday
and three on Tuesday. AT Taylor six
persons are reported i'll, and are show
ing symptoms of the dread disease, At
Franklin, La, no new cases are report
ed and only nineteen persons are in the
hospital. Nothing alarming has been
reported from Holly Springs, Mem
phis, Galveston, Key West or other
points now under strict medical quad
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-07
Soldiers Hungry.

SYRACUSE, Sept. THE first section
of the West Shore train carrying the
"Presidents Own" regiment of
of Ohio troops arrived here at 2p. m
Seutries were at the car doors, but a
number of men jumped through the
windows and made for the lunch coun-
ters and drug stores. Officers
drove them back. The men claimed
that they were famished and that
half the men aboard were i'll. A sup
ply train was following but had not
caught up with the soldiers, and they
only had two glasses of milk and a
sandwich piece today.