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St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

Allison has been in the senate now
for over 30 years and prior to March 4.
1873, when he took his seat in the
chamber at the north wing of the cap
itol, he had been member OF the
house of representatives for four con-
crosses, so that legislation comes to
him now by instinct and he can accom-
plish more without apparent effort than
many others can accomplish with much
straining and strenuousity. He is IS
years old now and he has been in con-
gress since he was 81.
Allison has a greater facility in shap-
ing legislation than any other man who
has been in either house or senate in
many years. He has positive genius
for parliamentary phrasing, securing
by an apt word or sentence exactly the
legislative result which he desires. On
conference committee, where so much
of the important legislation of congress
is really framed, Allison is irresistible.
Without exciting antagonism or SEEM
ing to be insistent he almost invariably
secures exactly the results which he
sets out to obtain. With smile and q
suggestion he touches unerringly the
hidden spring which opens up what
looks to his antagonist as compro-
mise, but which in truth results in pre-
cisely the aim he had in mind.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

feated by substantial majority. Yet
again he dominated his audience by
the force of his overwhelming person.
ality and while he held them under the
spell of his eloquence seemed to be
carrying everything by storm. He
reused cheers of frenzied enthusiasm
from his democratic associates and
from the galleries; and even those on
the republican side of the house could
hardly restrain themselves from ex-
pressions of involuntary approval.
The glamour of dramatic occasion
disappeared in the cold gray dawn of
the morning after, and even some of
the democratic representatives who had
INDUCED in the most frenzied exclama.
tions of delight began to wonder seri-
ously what it had all been about aud to
recall that Bourke Cochran in the past
had lent his eloquence fully as often to
the opposition as to them and that he
had only rarely been on the winning
side
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, whose in
terruption of the Tammany orator was
the occasion for stirring Cochran to
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
ERECT POSE CHEATS TINE

Don't imagine you must become
stoop-shouldered because you are grow
ing DID," said Chicago physician to q
friend recently. "Old people do not
stoop because they are old, but they
get old because they stoop. The stiffen-
Ing of the tissues, which is the sign and
accompaniment OF age, is warded OF
by exercise Self-indulgence in eating
and in drinking Is the sure road to
senility.
81 have often been surprised and
gratif1ed to find that regulated move
ments of the neck and upper truncal
muscles, employed for the purpose of
accomplishing something else, resulted
In conspicuous Improvement i9 hear
Ing, in vision, In cerebration and, as
consequence, In betterment in cerebral
circulation, also in sleep. Persons who
habitually maintain an erect position
IN standing or sitting are 9 'onger than
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

native town of Racine, Wis, while he
lay in a southern prison, awaiting an
opportunity to communicate with those
who were mourning for him at home.
He was a member of the first regiment
enlisted from Wisconsin and he was
wounded at the battle of Bull Run and
left on the field grieyously wounded. A
year later he appeared in Washington
and amazed Senator Timothy o. Howe
by walking into his committee room
and asking for furlough in order that
he might rejoin his regiment. The SEN
ator looked at him hard: s'But you are
dead, Bill" he exclaimed. How can
you go back to your regiment?" New
ertheless Upham persisted and Howe
took him up to the white house. Uncle
Abe bent kindly eye on him. mo, I
can't send you back to your regiment"
he said. ''You have already done every
thing a man can do for his country.
You have fought, bled and died for
her. You are officially recorded as dead
and of course you can't do any more
fighting in this war. l can't send you
back to your regiment, but l tell you
what can do. will send you to West
Point and make soldier of you"
And sure enough to West Point the
boy went and graduated into the regu-
lar army in the same class with Quar-
termaster General Humphrey and
several others who have made high
rank in the army.
Upham remained only a short time
in the service after the close of the
war and then went back to Wisconsin,
where he settled down and went into
the lumber business, marrying in due
season a little girl who had been afh-
anced to him as boy and who had
worn black for him when the news
came to Racine of his demise. She has
to-day the scrap book she made then
containing the newspaper accounts OF
the funeral services with the eulo-
gums of the first Wisconsin soldier
to fall in the war.
When Upham was mentioned for
governor there were two others in the
race and it was pretty three-cornered
fight. The first ballot resulted in no
choice. Then one of Upham's support
ers rose and read from the Chicago
Inter Ocean the story of how he once
died for his country. The tide was
turned his way and he was nominated
on the next ballot.
LOUIS A. COOLIDGE
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

his great burst Of eloquence, Is physi.
cally SO inferior to the Irish leader az
to make his attack seem almost ridicu-
lous in the retrospect. He has slen-
der figure of medium height, a head
which tips pertly to the right at an
angle of several degrees, and voice
which is thin and piercing almost to
the point OF racking the hearers
nerves He is lacking in magnetism and
in popular qualities and, though he is
recognized as possessing great ability,
he has never been able fully to secure
the confidence even Of his own political
associates as parliamentary leader.
Yet in cold type his encounter with
Cochran reflects no discredit On him.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
N World wide Reputation.

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and wherever people are i'll Dodd's Kid
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on their merits have they pushed theiI
way into almost every part OF the civil
lied world. Their reputation as an hon.
est medicine that can always be relied on
has been built up by the grateful praise
of those who have been cured. The two
following letters indicate just how the
reputation of this remedy knows no geo
graphical bounds. The sick and suffering
all over the world are asking for Dodds
Kidney Pills.
Dear Sirs:
I have been suffering for some months
from Kidney complaint. The doctor
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boxes I got some relief. But unfortunate
" I have not been able to 60 on with the
treatment, being unable to find any Pills
in Cairo.
The Chemist who sold me the two boxes
has informed me that he had sent an or
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"Immeubles Libres de pEtar,
Office Of the Minister of
Finance,
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j. p. Simonson,
Viborg. v, Mark,
DENMARK.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

Hon. Bourke Cock the men and the
ran. occasion the floor
of the house may well become the
arena for dramatic scenes equal in in
tensity and interest to any of the great
days which once made the popular
branch of congress the center of attrac-
ton for those who throng the capitol.
Bourke Cochran, of course, is giant
among popular orators. It Is doubtful
whether in all American history there
has been any man who could exceed
him as an overpowering oratorical per-
sonality before popular assembly. He
is big of body. big of head, big of
voice, big in magnetism, with a genius
for pharse-making and a wealth OF in
vective with which no man Of the pres
ent generation can compete.
1t is doubtful whether IN all the his
tory of American politics there has
been a more impressive oratorical tri-
umph than that which Cochran won in
the Democratic convention OF 1892 at
Chicago. In that year Cochran attend
ed the convention as member OF the
Tammany delegation from New York
who were bent upon defeating the nom
ination of Grover Cleveland. and who
united in written appeal to the dele
gates from other states against Cleve-
lands nomination on the ground that
it would surely involve the loss OF the
Empire state to the democratic party.
The convention was in continuous ses-
sion in the great wigwam for hours
during the day and far into the night.
The rain beat upon the roof, the great
crowd of 10000 people surged and
howled and altogether 1t was an unruly
mob. The sentiment for Cleveland was
dominant and the democratic managers
under the lead of William c. Whitney
had completed the arrangements for
his nomination. For hours the mosts
effective orators in the party had been
appealing from the platform, some in
favor of Cleveland, others against him.
but no matter who they were or whom
they favored they were drowned in the
fury of the crowd. Their oratory was
a voiceless pantomime. Then at three
o'clock in the morning Cochran rose
and plowed forward to place on the
platform. He had not been speaking
two minutes before he had the great
auditorium silent under the spell of his
eloquence and he held hostile audi
ence there for an hour, while he mar
shalled argument after argument
against the former president, who was
as he described it popular on eyerv
day except election day" Then after
he had concluded his speech the con-
vention went calmly to work and
placed in nomination the man against
whom he had let loose the floods of his
e!0quence.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
AS GOOD AS THE BEST.
The Dining Hour Of the Best People
Was Els Eating Time
~ Well.

Gen. Reyes, the president Of Colem-
bia, attended dinner party in New
York before he sailed on the Kaiser Will
helm for Paris recently, says the New
York Tribune.
this dinner, "that the United States has
its share of nouveaux riches-of new-rich
persons. This may be SO, but l am sure
that the new-rich are to be found every
where. l like them. They make, though,
strange mistakes.
There is a new-rich-a millionaire-in
Panama. This gentleman engaged but
ler the other day.
"'What time, sir said the new but
Ter, would you wish to dine as a rule?'
What time do the best people dine?
said the new-rich.
"'At different times, sir, the butler
answered
"'Vsry WE'LL said the new.rich. Thss
I, too, will dine at different times.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
West Virginia Aroused.

Roberts, w. Va, May l6.--Many inter,
ssting discoveries are being made ana
many wonderful cures reported recently,
but nothing has been seen or heard OF
in this state to equal the wonderful work
Of remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills.
The people are very enthusiastic about it,
for it seems that there is no case that this
wonderful medicine cannot cure.
Among many cases reported that OF
Mr.. John j. Ash, of this place, is con-
spicuous for its completeness. Mr.. Ash
was great sufferer with Kidney trouble.
He was gradually growing worse till at
the last he was forced to get up three or
four times every night. He had tried
many medicines without any good result,
but at last he found the right one in
Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says: ''Tke
very first box of podd's Kidney Pills did
me more good than anything took 10
my life."
Now Mr.. Ash is we'll and can sleep all
night as comfortably as he ever could.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
rvar Notlce TIP

The giddy young man very early in lie.
Falls in love with each girl he sees;
The down no sooner shows up on MS up
Than he also gets down on his knees.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

worked up big route when he COM
bined with Sinclair and John Tousey.
George and Henry Dexter and S. w.
johnson to form the American News
company He was the youngest of the
six, but three of the others survive
him, Henry Dexter nearly 80 years OF
age.
Ever since can remember, Mr.. Far
reilly has been president, or general
manager, or both. Whatever the title,
he was in the office every day, attend
ing to business.
Few men in America had such 4
wide acquaintance. That he knew the
business managers of countless news
papers and magazines was to be ex-
pected. But he had also a large ac-
quaintance with literary men. There
are few writer's who are not at some
disastrous period stung by the bee OF
publication. When some perfectly
magnificent idea" occurred to one Of
these young men the first thing was
to "see Farrelly." Would Farrelly'
handle the papers or magazines? Then
success was assured.
Mr.. Farrelly early learned that to-
pour words of caution into the ears of
men bitten by disqualification idea was
useless. He would Circulate" any
thing; it was by the returns of un-.
sold copies that the doom of many an
ambitious publication was pronounced.
| have sat at table at dinner given by
an ambitious author of national
fame, where Mr.. Farrelly was fellow
guest, and where the distinguished host
INDUCED in lofty talk Of his sure sue
cess, undeterred by the quizzical smile
upon the lips Of the man who had
heard many such boasts before The
new paper ran four numbers It's pro-
jector had tried twice before, with
result that was not bit more en-
couraging.
Yet how many ventures as desperate
has the old newsman seen pull through
by the skin of their teeth and become
paying propositions One is pictur-
esque. A paper of national repute and
circulation exceeding half a million
copies was kept alive in its struggling
days by the faith of the paper dealer
who supplied the publisher. He let the
bills run, even though he knew the
venturesome publisher hadn't a cent
left. The paper man has his reward.
The paper uses up ten acres of forest
every time it runs OF number. It has
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

those who slouch. A person who stoops
and allows the shoulders to sag down
and forward and the ribs to fall back
toward the spine shortens the ante
posterior diameter of the thorax any
where from two to five inches. The
lungs, heart, great vessels and other
important structures in the thorax can
not live, move and have their proper
being under such circumstances"
Wherefore, the proper thing for per-
sons who are not 80 young as once
they were is 70 brace up. dress young
and feel young. Sitting "hunched up"
over fire won't do.
In Time
He-Why has he put her picture in
his watch?
She-Because he thinks she will
love him In time.-YonKerS State3.
ma2
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Could You Use Any Kind Of a Sewing
Machine at Any Pricee

If there is any price so low, any offer -
liberal that you would think of accepting
on trial a new high grade, drop cabinet OF
upright Minnesota, Singer, Wheeler L
Wilson, Standard, White or New Home
Sewing Machine, cut out and return this
notice, and you will receive by return mail,
postpaid, free of cost, the handsomest
sewing machine catalogue ever published.
It will name you prices on the Minnesots,
Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, White, Stand.
will surprise you; we will make you new
and attractive proposition, a sewing ma
chine offer that will astonish you.
IF you can make any use of any sewing
machine at any price, if any kind of an
offer would interest you, don't fail to
write US at once (be sure to cut out and
return this special notice. and get our lat.
est book, our latest offers, our new and
most surprising proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK h CO., Chicago.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Patrick Farrelly the Newsman.

RIGHT young Irish
lads take with e.
pecial aptitude to
the business of sell
ling newspapers.
Patrick Farrelly
came from Ireland
with his parents. a
lad of seven, with
out prospects. IS
years ago. He had
little education
when, not much
later, he began sell
ling newspapers. AS
a young man of %
he had already
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

In question, HaZily again, 1t is knOWD
that he had something to do with car
pets. In fact, he was a manufacturer
Of them upon gigantic scale. He en-
ployed workmen by the many hun
dreds. He invested his great income
overfowing every rational need in
stocks, bonds, securities, and these In
turn gained in value. He lived quietly,
and to the gay group of luxurious mil
lionaires who form the 400 he was
unknown, though he could have bought
and sold most of them twice and thrice
over.
The Smith family has way of sur
reckoned. Just as Mr.. Warren Smiths
one million in death taxes alone fas-
cinates New York's Imagination, SO the
greater estate which James Henry
Smith. the Silent Man of Wall
Street." gained from his uncle, who
died in London a few years ago.
amazed even Britain of the older mil
lionaires by paying to the crown death
taxes which appreciably swelled the
national revenue. That one single es-
tate saved a penny in the pound to
every man who paid income tax. Just
as Mrs. Mark Hopkins Searles' house
in Great harrington, Mass, when It
was erected, cut in half the tax rate on
every other proprietor.
Mr.. Smith died in Tunis, traveller
fnr his health His estate nays a lar
ger death tax than that OF the late
Cornelius Vandebilt, because SO much
of it is bequeathed out of the direct
line of descent, to employees in the fac
tory, to distant relatives. Direct heirs
pay nothing to the state.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
SORE HANDS.
itching, Burning Palms and Painful
Finger Ends-Complete Cure
By C1ttcuEa.

One Night Treatment: Soak the hands
on retiring, in strong, hot. creamy lathes
of Cuticura Soap. Dry, and anoint freely
with Cuticura Ointment, the great skin
cure and purest Of emofiients. Wear. dur.
ing the night, old, loose kid gloves, OF
bandage lightly in old, soft cotton or
linen. For red, rough and chapped hands,
b Brittle. es's shspeless % mails % and painful finger
ends, this treatment is simply wonderful,
frequently curing in a single application.
In no other ailment have Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment been more ct.
fective.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Adding Fuel to the flame.

"See here. you old addle-pated
duffer," exclaimed the irate individual,
as be entered the editorial! sanctum OF
a village weekly, II am told that you
called me a loafer in your last ISSUE .
Sir replied the editor. calmly,
you have been misinformed. We
print only the latest news."-Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

CVCu ul6u0I ACPO~
tation as q parlia-
mentary leader
than he had be-
fore. Allison il
recognized by both
parties in both
houses as a master
Of legislative STRAIT
egy in dealing
with whom young
er and seemingly
more aggressive
politicians f n d
themselves cOntin-
ually at q disad"
-o~foon
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Merely = Hint.

my motto" said Mr.. Borem. as the
cuckoo clock chimed the half hour pre-
vious to midnight, us to pay as you co."
WELL" rejoined Miss Caustique, after
vain attempt to strangie a yawn, I'm
willing to lend you car fare If that will
help you out ut"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
For Him.

Maybelle-Kit McFranklin is always
saving spiteful things about me, but J
don't mind her. 1t takes all kinds OF peo.
ple to make world.
The young man Tin an ardent whis.
per)-No, It doesn't! 1t taxes only on
person!-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Scandal and Truth.

A little scandal trickled through
Where gossip cracked the wall,
And rapidly the volume grew
That was at first so small
They sought with truth to fill the rent.
To close the ugly breach, but spent
Their efforts all in vain, for. like
The stream that steals out through the dixie
Foul scandals volume swells and spreads;
Beginning as a subtle slur
1t quickly wrecks and rips to shreds
The splendid walls of character.
Chicago Record Herald
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
z. cs. Almanac for 1904

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Company's Annual Almanac is now ready
Tor distribution. It contains the usual
hints and information concerning the
Country in Missouri, Arkansas, The Indian
Territory, Texas and Louisiana. Write
for q copy to, s. G. Warner, Gen. Pass.
& Tkt. Agt. X. c. s. Ry., Kansas City,
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Danger in Partnerships.

Judge-Was there any other person
with you in this? Did you commit the
robbery quite alone?
Prisoner-Quite alone. You see, the
trouble about having a partner in an
affair like this is that you can never
tell whether he is honest or not-Tit.
Bits.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

Ike luOSe III LQG
Chicago wigwam
in 1892. There
again Cochran had
a hostile and crit
ical audience with
the lie gi s | a tive
cards s t a C k e d
against him and a
certainty that If
ever a vote was
taken any proposal
which he might
~I l1
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Bankruptcy.

well. that dear old lady who kept
the boarding house around the corner
has quit. She lost from the start"
II knew, she would when l discov-
cred that she put real meat in her
hash and used fruit that actually
grew on trees and bushes. I presume
that honesty continues to be the best
policy, but it calls for surplus funds in
these days" Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Too wise for Her Years.

The Governess-Of course, You
know, the story we have just read is
merely a fairy tale, and there are
many such quite familiar to childhood
Can you tell us another, Elsie?
Little Elsie Oh, yes; you once told
mamma that you had four proposals OF
marriage during your !ife!-Brooklyn
Life
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Short on Fact.

Bates-That nephew Of yours called
me blackguard.
Yates-Just like Ben; no tact about
the boy. I've always told him that
the truth was not to be spoken on all
occasions.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

ago anu VINO mas
been an interesting
figure about the
capitol for a fort
night, has a record
which it would be
hard to match.
During the civil
war he was OFF,
cially d e C l a r e d
dead and memorial
services were held
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
TOLD IN new YORK
MEN OF MILLIONS THAT ARE
PRACTICALLY UNKNOWN.
GRAFT AND THE GRAFTERs
Hints Of Doodle Are Found in Both
the City and State in Busi-
ness and Politics-other
Gotham Gossip.

E w Y O r X 49,
Smith? Seems to
me I've heard that
name," is about as
definite a comment
as the average citi-
zen can make upon
the announcement
that a Mr.. Smith,
who died in Yonk-
ers, left to various
persons $4,000, 900.
and to the state OF
New York $1,000
600 in succession
taxes.
Mr.. Warren B.
Smith was the man
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
A Tired Brother.

Z Don't want ter blow no trumpet
Ter wear no heavy crown,
Wen gifts up dar in glory
~ Whars de saints Is loafin' roun';
But, ef dey'I only let me
Say what fer me Is bes',
I'll creep in some cool corner
En- des lay down en- res!
Atlanta Constitution,
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

Jersey applejack is said to prevent
hydrophobia and cause snakes" The
economic and moral statuS of the fluid
isnthus open to debate.-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18
Had to Come Across.

Guest -sWaiter, bring me tiptop di,-
ner. You know what that means, don't
you?
Waiter-Yes, sab. It's one that you top
off with . tip.-The Smart Set.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-06-18

to give winning tips" or by one of so
devices for getting other peoples mon
ey, are ten times greater evil in New
York than the more picturesque polics
graft" about which SO much is heard
In spite Of the Duke revelations,
must insist upon Eretty accurate infor-
nation that New York's police force is
better managed than under Van Wyck.
Tammany started out with the definite
purpose Of stopping police graft" and
thus lulling public suspicious SO that,
under such bribes to the public con-
science as clean streets, a low death
rate and fair police protection, the big
ger graft" could go on unchecked.
There are policemen who continue to
graft" on small scale, but it is
risky business. Tammany would not
hesitate to sacrifice them.
OWEN LANGDON