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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
The Fish Would Not Wait.

A Scotch laird had an Englishman
as his guest during the fishing sea-
son. The Englishman, says Forest
and Stream, was a novice at the
sport.
One day lie hooked a fine salmon.
and in his excitement slipped and
fell into the river. The keeper, see
ing that he was no swimmer, hooked
him with the gatf and started to
drag him him ashore. The laird
called out:
What are We abooa, DonaP? Get
baud o. the rod and look tae the flush.
Ma friend can bide 8 wee, but the
fush winna.'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
Timely Pleaxantrx.

Mr.. Bank-Stock-I wonder how Mr.
Railroad-Stock got the typhoid
fever?
Mr.. Railroad-Stock-I believe he
got it from bad water.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06

One unusual with second battle Of Bull
the Deep Cut starks brigade the confederate force
fighting federal flag hold
eight times fought until their ammunition
/ hadbe
good advantage point
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06
Saw the Point.

Dalton-How that English chap
did laugh at your joke?
Waller-ies, he must have heard
it before. Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06

10th Sharp and Blunt.
AS rule sharp business men are
rather blunt.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-06

me-cFeTy ClluS, Sdlu lHe girl, WlIn
a tender light i'll her big gray eyes.
HE was not rich, for he once wrote
that might have to wait few days
for my years; tuition, as money was
hard to get. But it came the very
next day, and he always sent me
plenty for books and dresses and
everything l wanted. He wrote for
me never to stint myself in anything,
and that after l graduated I was on
no account to come home, but to
keep on with my music and drawing
and other studies until he could send
me for trip to Europe. Dear, dear
father! I hope I may be able to
make it up to him some time
Williams gave a quick, sidelong
glance at the earnest face, and then
gazed steadfastly at the road ahead.
He had known Boozy John for eight
years and could not remember a
single redeeming feature about the
man. He was erratic, shiftless and
utterly irresponsible. His life was
one long spree that reeled between
absolute drunkenness and semi-in-
toxication. But he was a good law
yer and fine scholar, and even in
his partial stupor wes able to pick
up> Il good deal of money about the
courts and in other ways. People
supposed that all this money went
to the dramshops, and the suppose
ton made them regard the man
with extreme disgust, for his home
was a mere howell and his boys were
wholly neglected and uncared for.
At the time of the complaint VIII
liams had regarded his act as bene-
faction to the neighborhood; but
now, with his girl beside him, and
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
UNIONS ARE DISCUSSED.
General Topic ut Thursdays Session
of C. e. Leaders Institute Mt
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 4.-The general
topic for discussion at Thursdays ses-
sion of the meeting of the Christian
Endeavor leaders institute was the
'local, district, state and national
union" This was divided into three
sections, the first being the union com
mittees," the second local union ex-
tension and the third state, national
and worlds unions"
The necessity of supporting field So
cieties was discussed at length, and the
work already accomplished by these
officers, it was agreed, warranted the
expense of increasing their number.
Societies in all sections of the coun.
try were reported as doing good work
in prisons, on the rivers and in the har-
bors, holding evangelistic outdoor meet.
ngs, and in hospitals and other public
institutions. -.-. .-.----
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
SOME NEUROLOGY OF 1908.

Captains in charge of troops who
captured JEFF Davis, four.
Lieutenants in charge. five. The last
one died the other day.
The last man who hanged John Brown,
two.
Last survivors OF Waterloo, nine.
Last men who saw Napoleon, two.
This does not include the men who have
written about him, none of whom has
died for several years.
Last women. who. as flower girls.
were kissed by Lafayette, thirteen.
Last men who shot Wilkes Booth. six.
The original Mckinley man has not
died so often during the year as for
merly.
All of the original Roosevelt men are
still living.
There has been a noticeable falling
OF in the men who knew Lincoln be-
fore he was president:
The last man who voted for Andrew
Jackson has died once this year.-N. Y.
Sun.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

Miss Whitaker, a prominent J
club woman Of Savannah, Ga,
tells how she was entirely cured
of ovarian troubles by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR MRS. PMKHAM 81 heartily
recommend Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound as Uterine
Tonic and Regulator. suffered for
four years with irregularities and
Uterine troubles. No one but those
who have experienced this dreadful
agony can form any idea of the physi
cal and mental misery those endure
who are thus afflicted. Your Vege-
table Compound cured me within
three months. was fully restored to
health and strength, and now my
periods are regular and painless.
What q blessing it is to be able to
obtain such remedy when 80 many
doctors fail to help you. Lydia D:
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is better than any doctor or medicine
ever had. Very truly yours, MISS
EASY WHITAKER, 6O4 seth st., w.
Savannah, Ga 5000 forfeit y original Of
bous letter probing gsnuineness cannot produced
The testimonials which we
are constantly publishing from
grateful women prove beyond 9
doubt the power of Lydia %.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to conquer female diseases.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.
A Close Call.

g. Baumgartner met with IN ex-
pensive and dangerous accident on his
way to lie Sueur. He Was riding on
a load of hay and on passing over the
remains of what he supposed to be
q burned out bonfire in the road, the
horses feet started the smoldering ma
terial into blaze, with the result that
the load OF hay caught fire at the rear
end. Springing from the load, Baum
gartner sought to unhitch the horses,
but the cracking of the flames made
the animals so nervous that he was
unable to- do SO.
Realizing that the team would be
burned to death as soon as the names
reached the front end of the load I'M
less something was done, Baumgart-
ner, with rare presence of mind,
sprang onto one of the horses ana
whipped the team INTO a run at q
terrible pace along the road. The re-
sulting rush of the hay through tho
air so famed the flames backward
that, before they were hot enough in
front to injure the horses, they burn
er the reach in two adm dropped the
blazing hay, rack and rear wheels in
the road. The two-mile run was made
in eight minutes.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
SONG AND MELODY.

Prince Ludwig Ferdinand, Of Bavaria.
has finished his music drama. "Gyges."
Sarasate, the noted violinist, will be
60 next year. His curls, which 20 years
ago were black as raven, are now as
white as carded wool. We is still q
bachelor, and his income from his work
averages 100000 year.
Mile. Delna, the finest contralto in
France. was discovered by Saint-Saens.
and he looks upon the day when he heard
the prima donna for the first time sing
ing a music hall ditty as she washed up
her dishes at a village inn near Paris
as the happiest one in his life.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
EXPENSIVE BEARS.
The Kind That Are Fond OF F1Hs
Clothes and Other Articles
@ of AdOrnment.

The fish commission in San Francisco II
frequently in receipt of ridiculous commr-
nications from people of the interior who
have vague ideas of the functions Of the bu.
reau, says a local exchange. A retired
msrchant from one of the hill towns, d.
string to devote his spare time to the study
of zoology, sent the following letter Of
inquiry to Prof. Charles A. Vogelsang: ;.
II am interested in natural history and
want to get hold of 3 dear for scientific
purposes. Do you know whore can buy
one? If so, get good one and express i
in .. box c. 0. d., together with permit
varieties will do. ,. will pay all ex'
penses."
After bordering over the communication
for some time Herr Vogelsang dispatched
the following reply:
"Dears of all kinds are abundant in this
neck Of the woods, and if you are not par
ticulars a. TO color or breed can eesllH
comply with your request. Most of them
would object, however, to being sent in =
box by express. If you will agree to assume
the cost Of perpetual maintenance, / will
promise, to send on dear who will be use
full, both for scientific study and for house
keeping I am not authorized by the laws
of the state to issue such permits as you
require, but you may get them from the
county clerk. await your reply with
eagerness."
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
BITS OF INFORMATION.

A scheme has been prepared for carry.
ing out an underground railway in Man
chester. England. with connections with
the principal out-districts.
Frau Cosima Wagner, widow of tho
great composer, is believed to be draw
Ing about 100000 a year in royalties
from her late husbands operas, in spite
of the fact that he squandered his copy
rights in many cities. From the Paris
grand opera alone her annual receipts
are about $4,000, and the Baireuth
profits are close to $50 600 every year.
Shetland's shortest night is five
hours; but her longest is over 10 hours.
England now has seven admirals of
the fleet and nine field marshals.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
PROVERBS UP TO DATE.

Nothing comes of nothing" but yon
had best not quote this to the father Of
q worthless son.
"Let the shoemaker stick to his last"
but he had best know something about
collecting bills.
birds Of a feather flock togett err"
but a blond woman usually, considers
a brunette her best foil.
1.-THE cracked pitcher goes most often
to the WE'LL" and the prima donna's last
public appearance is big house filler.
"The eyes are the windows of the
SOUL" yet lover is satisfied az he gazes
into the dark depths" of my lady's
eyes.-N Y. Herald. ~
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
CURIOUS FOOD COMPOUND.
Old Bones, Alum, Flint and sulphuEic
Acid for Raising Bread.

Housekeepers have recently been So
licited by some Of the grocers and by
peddlers to try another kind OF baking
powder-"cheaper and just as good" as
they say. This Is another scheme Of
some baking powder manufacturer to
get new brand on the market by offer
ing the grocer a large profit. House
keepers are not usually much benefited
by such changes. Alum baking pow
ders are generally low priced, but they
are we'll known to be detrimental to
health. Large quantities of one Of
them were recently seized in New York,
being found to be largely composed Of
sharp-pointed grains of ground flint
and sulphuric acid!
Most of the so-called phosphate pow
ders are mixed with alum. The manu-
facturer of phosphate powder has pat
ented the process Of making the princi-
pal ingredient of his powder from bones
digested with sulphuric acid.
Housekeepers do not want such mix
lures in their food. They should never
encourage peddlers nor admit testers
or alleged experimenters in food within
their doors, and when buying baking
powder should get brand well known
to he made of cream Of tartar, which Is
q healthful product Of the grape.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
FINE POINTS OF LAW.

Appropriation of considerable guam.
titles Of water in seanons when that may
be done without sensible injury to lower
owners is held, in Meng vs.. Cofey
(Neb.), 60 L. r. A. 80, not to give Z
prescriptive right to divert the whole
stream in dry seasons.
The financial returns which watos
3lant can be made to bear are held in
Xennebec water district W. Waterville
iMe.). 50 L. r.. A. 1856, to be necessarily
considered in determining the value Of
the franchises of its owner when taken
by right of eminent domain.
Receiving the premium after the de-
struction Of all the insured property, SO
that nothing remains to which insurance
might attach, is held, in German Insu-
rance company vs.. Shader (Neb.). 60 L.
r. A. 918, to waive provision in policy
! that the insurer shall not be liable for
loss occurring before payment Of the
premium.
An agent who is authorized by his
principal to sell or exchange the prop
erty Of the latter upon specified prices
and terms Is held, in Holmes vs.. Cath
cart (Minn.) go L. r. A. 734, to be in duty
bound, upon learning that more ad-
vantageous sale or exchange can be
made, the facts concerning which are
unknown to the principal, to communi-
cate the same to him before making the
sale as expressly authorized, and his
failure to do so held to amount to q
fraud in law.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
0r1A,exyIo<s .oa.K,Lrea ACE

ment or settling, or has cloudy APP
pearance, it is evidence that your kid
ncys and bladder need immediate at
tention.
Swamp Root is the great discovery
of DR.. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and
bladder specialist. Hospitals use It
with wonderful success in both slight
and severe cases. Doctors recommend
it to their patients and use it in their
own families, because they recognize
in Swamp Root the greatest and most
successful remedy.
Swamp Root is pleasant to take and
is for sale the world over at druggists
in bottles of two sizes and two prices
-ffty-cent and one-dollar. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, and the address, Binghamton, N.
Y, on every bottle.
the slightest symptoms OF kidney or
it in your family history, send at once
:, who will gladly send you by mail, inn
lie bottle of Swamp Root, and book
n thousands of testimonial letters re-
wamp- Root. In writing to DR.. kilmer
ay that you read this generous offer in
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
Head-On- Collision.

Hamilton, O., Dec. "A head-on col
lision occurred after midnight on the
Dayton & Western Traction railroad,
one mile east of Eaton, Ohio. An east
bound car, running empty, collided with
a west-bound car filed with passengers.
DR.. Clarence W. Lehman, passenger on
the west-bound car, was crushed to
death and Motorman Young probably
fatally injured. Carelessness is charged
as the cause.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
Read. Like q Miracle.

Friarspoint, Miss, Nov. 3O.-,Ths But:
Ter case still continues to be the talk OK
the town. Mr.. e. L. Butler, the father
OF the little boy, says:- >.
'The doctor said my boy had disease
of the spinal chord, and treated him for
two months, during which he got worse
all the time. Finally, the doctor told mo
he did not know what was the trouble:
The boy would wake up during the n,gnt
and say that he was dying. He would DO
nervous and trembling and would want ant
to run from the house, saying he saw ugly
had tried every .Ring else, I read an adj
cure for Nervous Troubles. I purchased
some and used them until he had taken a.;
together eight boxes, when. he was sound
and we'll, with not single symptom OF
the old trouble. This was some months
ago, and feel sure that he j. Permapn,s;nt \.
cured. We owe to Dodd's Kidney Pills al!
health -
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
salisbury Still Ill.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. LIANT K.
Salisbury, the peoples chief witness in
the water scandal bribery cases, is still
ill and an adjournment has been taken
of further examinations in the police
court until Saturday. 1t is said that
some of the additional warrants ex-
pected as result of Salsbury's sensa-
tional testimony on Monday may be is
sued Thursday.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

ing, and my limbs were badly swollen.
One doctor told me it would finally turn
to Bright's disease. I was laid up at
one time for three weeks. had not
taken Doan's Kidney Pills more than
three days when the distressing aching
across my back disappeared, together
with the other symptoms"
: For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
News Notes.

The monument in Summit Park, St.
Paul, erected to the memory of Min
nesota's soldiers and sailors is I'm.
yelled.
More than 100000 will be sent
from Minnesota and the Dakotas this
fall to European relatives and friends
of new Americans that are prospecting
here. The greater part of the remit
tances will go thru Minneapolis.
Plans LOT the international bonspiel
to be held in Minneapolis probably
the last week in January, are being
shaped.
The First National bank has been
opened at Grand Meadows. A great
rush was made to get check books
and make deposits.
The Winona free public library in
response to demand from German
American residents, has appropriated
500 for the purchase of books in the
German language. A similar approP-
ration was made a year ago for the
purchase of books in the Polish Ian
guage, and these have been greatly
appreciated, being out most OF the
time.
Justice S. B. Hockey at Pipestone
sentenced Frank Madden to term OF
ninety days in the county Jail for
passing unlawful money. Madden re-
fused to plead guilty, but witnesses
were introduced to prove his guilt
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

"Chief dairy maid to the king" Is the
official title of Miss Mary Childs, a
pretty young woman who has just been
installed in King Edwards home farm
at Windsor. The position is by no
means sinecure, for the chief maid
must supervise the butter and cheese
making industry under royal patronage.
Her principal duty is to serve up for the
royal table two pounds Of butter every
morning and supplies Of cream cheese
and thick cream as needed.
The dog is mans best friend. When
. man has a cold the dog never tells him
what to do for 1t.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
HOllSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW IT
To Prove the Great Kidney Remedy viii 90
for YOU Every Reader Of Our Paper May nave Sample
BOTTLE Sent by Mail "

ness, sleeplessness, nervousness, heart
disturbance due to bad kidney trouble,
skin eruptions from bad blood, neural
gia, rheumatism, diabetes, bloatiiig, ir-
ritability, wornout feeling, lack o. am
bition, loss of flesh, sallow complexion,
or Bright's disease.
If your water, when allowed to re-
main undisturbed in glass or bottle
for twenty-four hours, forms sedi-
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
The Sunken Rock.

II positively decline to have that young
Clippercut in my house again. His influr
ence on my son is most dangerous"
"Why, my friend, he il far from beinS
a bad fellow. He has his follies, admit,
but how unlike such really vieious men
"sir, 0t the only danger Of sunken rock
il that It is not sunk deep enough" -From
Ernest Thompson Seton's "Fabls and
IVoodmvth -
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.
Mrs. q. ". Fooks, of Salisbury, Md.

wife OF II. w
Foolzs, Sheriff
of Wico mico
County, says:
/" S uf cred
W 18th kidney
complaint for
eight years. I
felt tired and
W e a k, W a s
short of breath
and was trou-
bled with bloat-
ing after eat
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain the
hands or spot the kettle, except green
and purple.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
stops tn e CouE

Genius needs to be balanced with gen.
tleness.-Ram's Horn.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and cods ;ooo
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
The Surer Way

Have your cake, mullins, and tea biscuit home
made. They will be fresher, cleaner, more tasty and
wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house wife to
produce at home, quickly and economically fine and
tasty cake, the raised hot biscuit, buildings, the
frosted layer cake, crisp cookies cruers crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food found at
the bake-shop or grocery does not compare.
Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
Cautious Man.

"Do you love my daughter"
"Well, no; not just yet. You see, I'm
cautious man, and I'm just at the point
where feel that could love her without
any trouble. How much of q dowry does
she ret?'-Chicago Post.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are Responsible
for more sickness and suffering than any o.ne'
disease, therefore, when through neglect or otne1
causes, kidney trouble Is permitted to commune
fatal results are sure to follow.
Your other organs may need attention-but your
kidneys most, because they do most and need at
tention first.
Nyou arc sick or STEEL badly" begin taking
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, tho great kidney,
liver and bladder remedy, because as soon as your
kidneys begin to get better they will help all the
other organs to health. A trial will convince any
one.
The mild and immediate effect OF
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great
kidney and bladder remedy, is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distress
ing cases. Swamp-Root will set your
whole system right, and the best proof
of this is a trial.
"A EAST 1aoth ST., New York Cry.
II had been suffering severely from kidney
trouble. All symptoms were on hand my former
strength and power had left me; could hardly
drag myself along. Even my mental capacity was
giving out and often wished &c die. It was then
I saw an advertisement OF yours in a New York
paper, but would not have paid any attention to it,
had it not promised a sworn guarantee with every
bottle Of your medicine asserting that your
Swamp-Root is purely vegetable, and does not
contain any harmful drugs. / am seventy years
and four months old, and with good conscience
! can recommend Swamp-Root to all sufferers
from kidney troubles. Four members OF my
family have been using Swamp-Root for four
different kidney diseases, with the same good
results
With many thanks to you. remain.
Very truly yours,
ROBERT BERNER
You may have sample bottle Of this
famous kidney remedy, Swamp-Root,
sent free by mail, postpaid, by which
you may test it's virtues for such dis
orders as kidney, bladder and uric acid
diseases, poor digestion, when obliged
to pass your water frequently night and
day, smarting or irritation in passing,
brick-dust or sediment in the urine,
head ache, back ache, lame back, dizzi-
EDITORIAL NOTICE-1f you hav
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to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N.
mediately, without cost to you, sam
containing many of the thousands up
ceived from men and women cured by
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this paper.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

Some men would be witty if they knew
how to be brief.-Chicago journal.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

A friend is man with whom you can
70 camping twice.-Chicago Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

stops the Cough
and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Ouinine Tablets. Price Is cents
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

No circumstances can repair . defect d
Observation-Disclosures.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
Nlneoar Improves.

The state dairy and food depart
ment has just finished an analysis OF
1000 samples of vinegar received
since Jan. l, 1903, and of this num-
Der only 200 were illegal. OF 1000
samples analysed last year, $40 were
illegal, so that there is gain in legal
vinegar of 16 per cent.
Of the 200 illegal samples, 174 were
cider vinegar rs were white wine vine
gar and 10 were malt. The results
last years were, cider, illegal, $50;
white wine, 40.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
Cleaned the Streets.

Miss Stella Mayhem. the star in
"The Show Girl" at the Grand, St.
Paul, acted as foreman for eighteen
men, she employed to clean the streets
of St. Paul.
The dirty conditions of the streets
attracted her attention, and when she
learned that because the street clean
ing fund had been exhaused city Of
ficials could do nothing, she advertis-
ed for fifty men to clean the streets
under her direction. Only eighteen re-
sponded.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11

Candor is the rarest virtue of sociability.
-Sternau.
The Tomahawk., 1903-12-11
Plenty Of Money.


The annual report of the state sup
erintendent of public instruction, in
process of compilation, will show that
the public school system of Mime
sots x IN excellent finaneia condi-
ton. The receipts or :ae common
school and independent districts for
the year ending July 81, 1908, exceed
ed those of the previous year by $685.
20O.16, and the districts have $2,434,-
547.6O cash on hand. The number OF
districts increased from 1928 to b.
O15.
Teachers and principals have shared
in this prosperity. They received in
wages .$4,379, 1881, which is $780,
36O.O5 more than in 1901 and $31, 1884,
% more than in 1902. OF this sum ST.
235, 0s1.22 was paid by independent
and special districts and $2,144,O65.59
bv common districts. ~