davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
ANOTHER ALBANY SUICIDE.
Yarn Killed Himself in the Railroad
Depot Sunday Afternoon.

Depot Sunday Afternoon.
ALBANY, GA, June Ill. A. Yarn,
about thirty-fve years of age, com
mitted suicide at the union depot this
afternoon in the presence of a large
number of persons.
Yarn went to drug store this morn
ing and made an unsuccessful effort
to purchase strychnine, This after
noon he went to another store, where
he was more successful. He purchas-
ed Is grains of the drug, representing
to the clerk that he was a habitual
user of the stuff as stimulant. Go
ing to the depot Yarn sat down in
the waiting room, where he was seen
to swallow the contents of small bot
tie,
He walked out and sat down on the
lower step of a passenger coach, and
little later he tumbled to the ground
in commissions and was dead before a
physician could be called.
Yarn was an expert carpenter. He
was a hard working man, but his fam
lily is in destitute circumstances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
From Cuthbert to Columbus.

The Georgia, Florida and Alabama
railroad is now making survey from
Cuthbert to the Chattahoochee river,
and thence up the valley to Columbus.
They have completed surveys from
Cuthbert to Lumpkin and thence to
Columbus, and one from Cuthbert to
Richland and thence to Columbus.
They state that upon the completion of
this survey one of the three lines will
be adopted, and the construction be-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
The ChiIdren's Favorite.

For coughs, Group, whoOping cough,
etc, One Minute Cough Cure is the
children's favOrite. This is because
it contains no opiate, is perfectly
harmless, tastes good and cures. Sold
by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
NEGRO ExCURsTONIsT SHOT.
A Host of Dusky DawsOnians Spent
Thursday in Columbus,

IHNFsuay III NOIUNIUUs'
The return trip of the excursionists
to Columbus on the SeabOard Thurs
day was marked by the shooting OF
one Dawson negro, Ben Jordan, bet
ter known as Long Kid" who re-
ceived a pistol wound of slight dam
age from an undetected source.
The excursion train carried twelve
coaches, which were we'll filled. At
Dawson 1876 tickets were bought.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
GUILD OF GRAPE PULLERs"
New Line Of Business That Is
Worked in Connection with
the Florists.

Grape pullers get a 20 per cent
commission" said the conservative
florist. THAT commission comes of
the flowers. though he added. sneer.
ing.
what is Grape puller?"
"A Grape puller is a man who.
watching the death notices in the
newspapers. calls on all the bereaved
families and solicits orders for flow.
ers for the funeral. We call such a
man Grape puller contemptuously,
pretending that he gets indoors by
yanking the Grape which hangs from
the door bell
"A good many florists encourage
Grape pulling-in fact, live on It.
They have booklets, Illustrated with
photographs, that tell all about the
various designs they make With
these booklets the Grape puller can
solicit orders in an ineligible way.
1--WE conservatives don't encourage
Grape pulling. We consider it unseen
~ and indecorous in the first place.
and in the second place. since the big
commission Genes not out of the
pocket Of the florist, but off the or.
der of the purchaser, we consider it a
little dishonest. But death is always
with us. florists must live. The new
guild Of the Grape pullers grows by
hundreds weekly"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
HISTORICAL GLEAN1Nas.

One of the fads Of ITO was this
wearing of two watches.
The drum Is said to have been tho
first musical instrument Of the human
race.
Four shillings per annum was the
rent of fve-roomed house In Henry
Wills time.
Records of F'irfax county, Virginia,
show that George Washington owned
at the age of 27 $4,000 acres Of land.
end In 1890 the Washington family had
killed $50 hogs for their use.
New York was first called Gotham By
Washington Irving and J. K. Paulding
n their humorous work "Salmagundi.
in sarcastic allusion to the singular
wisdom of its inhabitants. There is .
Gotham in England, seven miles from
Nottingham, the people OF which are
Usually styled 1.-The wise men OF Goth
am,' because for hundreds OF years
they have been credited with saying
and doing the most foolish things.
Automatic cooking boxes were In
general use among the Hebrews nearly
1000 years ago. The Greek and Ro-
man writer's frequently refer to them.
In his edition Of "Juvenal," for exam
PIE, Friedlander cites a commentators
who refers to ''the Jews who. q day be-
fore the Sabbath, put their viands hot
into the cooking boxes, the pots being
covered with napkins and wrapped
about with hay. SO that they may have
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
Govern ment Purchases.

1t is very hard to do business with
the United States government. Eff
1orts are made from time to time to
interest big manufacturing concerns in
Olddlng on supplies, but as a matter
OF fact the business falls to few firms
VINO are able to accept the conditions
which are required in the way Of
catering to the wants Of this enormous
institution. Men who do work for, the
government must be content to wait
many months for their pay. They
must have everything technically
right. They are likely to have their
manufactured products thrown back
on them, rejected by some inspector
VINO may or may not know his bust.
ness. The least technicalfty in the
rendering Of an account Will cause
weeks of delay and require start from
the beginning. A business man who
wishes to sell the government goods
cannot sit down with an officer and
make deal the same as he would II
selling to private individual He
must wait for advertisements and COM
petitive bids, and then his bid is sub.
Ject tosTejection for any cause what
ever. Purchasing officers of the gov
ernment are trying to remedy the ex-
listing conditions as much as possible,
and some Of them have cut out a great
deal OF red tape with a view to invit-
Ing more competition in the furnishing
or supplies. Still, it is hard to in
terest business men who have had any
thing to do with the government and,
Jailed to enter into negotiations. Pos
sibly the so-called red tape is a neces-
sary part of the machinery to protect
the interests of the government, but it
also tends to increase the cost of COM
modities which the government buys
because of the lack OF competition
that would ensue in case business men
could contract with the government
the same as they do with other insti-
tutions.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
KNOWING HUNTING DOGS.
Field Work of a Pair Of Fine Point.
ers That Belonged to Former
Mayor Of Chicago.

I recall as vividly as though 1t had
all happened yesterday a sharp Decem-
ber morning when, with a companion
of many shooting and fishing jaunt
followed 'Mose" and Jan" over the
stubble of a southern Illinois farm,
writes Carter H. Harrison In The
World To-day. We had been working
the fields fo- several hours and had
stopped to rest under persimmon tree
on the edge of the next field we were
to hunt "Mose" and Jan" had found
closely ditch and in its water they
had spread themselves, until now, cool
and invigorated, they lay painting, with
All occasional Whit at the hunting
pockets in which were the birds their
service had aided us in killing. After
a brief rest We were of gaain Over
a rail fence we clambered and away
went the dogs at a lively gait Sud
denly "Jan" threw his head to one
side, wheeled in the air and came down
tense and drawn. with nose uplifted
and quivering and pointed into the
wind, with body motion1css, with tail
stff and rigid. "Mose," 20 yards away,
Strengthened out, and, feeling his way
as tenderly as If he were walking on
u2-pointed needles, the good old dog
took a step toward "Jan." then paused,
then another step, then another pause
nd SO, until few feet behind him, he
came to a dead halt. There the tuo
dogs stood without a CULVER Of mus
Gle or the batting of an eyelid until
their masters went in, flushed the game
and bade them search for dead birds.
Sculpture has been described as fro
zen music. What shall we call the pic.
ture Of grace and beauty made by q
pair Of good dogs which have found
the game and present 1t to their mas
ters7
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
HAD NO PREJUDICE.
Talesman Shows Very Clearly Eis
Lack Of Feeling Against
Indians.

In northern California town a sun.
posed murder has been committed, re.
lates Lippincott's Magazine.
The half-breed wife of an Indian
had died. as the husband said. from
natural causes, and was buried with.
out the usual formalities being first
complied with. After a lapse Of two
weeks the body was disinterred by the
authorities, at the instance Of par.
ticular enemy of the accused, and
marks of violence, as the informer
stated, were found upon the de-
ceased.
The prosecuting attorney was exam.
ining the talesman to ascertain IL any
Of them were prejudiced against Indi.
ans.
Talesnan Taylor was upon the stand
undergoing a rather stiff cross-exam
ination.
did an Indian do you or your fam.
ill., any harm at any timer asked the
prosecutor.
NO" replied Taylor.
did you or any of your family ever
have dealings or trouble with an In.
diam"
NO" replied Taylor, except that
my wife's mother was killed by an
Indian"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
Chances for Success.

There are unauestionably as many
opportunities for success now, the
same as there have been since the
creation of the world. but now, as
ever, they must be searched for.
Everyone encounters obstacles, but it
should be borne in mind that failures
are Intended to serve as stepping
stones to success. Most successful,
men have been BROKE" have met fail
ures, have been discouraged, and have
thought, as many Others probably do
to-day, that 'life is not worth liviLg,"'
yet their perseverance and determine
tion aroused their latent power and
nelped them to turn adverse condi-
tons to. good account. Those who
struggle manfully and keep up their
courage will not die without having
achieved d measure Of success be-
fitting their intelligence and talents.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
- Easy Marks,, in Jail.

no doubt great. many of us have
had o,ir business experiences. and
what have we 10 show for sit?s It goes
without saying, observes the editor d
the Sing Sing Star of Hope, that we
were not Of the thrifty, energetic, per.
seyering and resolute kind, for our
presence here rather tends to the op
posfte view, Indicating our weakness
for the vanities of life, which, assum-
Ing a possession over us and under
pinning our stronger and better quail.
ties, led us into ways that are dark
and unwholesome--we@ are failures.
Yes, and what does failure such as
ours mean? Loss of name,s loss of
reputation, Of character, and with this
a loss if not entirely, then to marked
degree. in the estimation in which we
have been held by our immediate fam
lily. There is a loss Of friends, almost
loss of hope, for life does, indeed, as
sume a somber aspect to the man who
has failed as we have. when he gives
time to reflection on the why's and
wherefores Of it. Need we be further
warned? No! We have ample time
for reflection, and those who have cut
their wisdom teeth. learn that having
been burned, 1t is best not to play with
fire. We all, no doubt, have had our
experiences with friends friends of
the fair weather variety, who are
friends" while the long green" is
ample and we are spending it as
though it were as easy to gather as
trouble. These so-called friends seat
ter to the four winds just as soon az
the first news of our failures reaches
them. They do not make our burdens
lighter by word or more Of encour-
aSement. They have MIXED us to the
limit, and as ], the limit has been
reached. they have flown, and we have
butithe memory Of them in the thought
Of the "easy marks we proved to be.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
STEAM PLANT IN SOD HOUSE
Nebraska Rancher Has Heating An.
paratus Put in Poor
Structure.

Nowadays you re likely to find q
modern heating plant in almost any
corner of the world, no matter how re.
mote it may be, said representative
of a prominent heating appliance man.
ufactory.
Not SO very long ago our company
was asked to make an estimate for
putting in modern steam plant in q
sod house on lonesome Nebraska
ranch. saw the house. and while its
exterior was not very prepossessing,
its interior was most comfortably fit.
ted up and furnished. It had six
rooms. think. all of them liberal in
size. and fitted out In a modern way.
The owner was a big cattle grower
with an abundance Of money. He
merely hadn't got around to building
wood, stone or brick residence. His
sod house is located about 40 miles
from railroad and in lonesome
stretch of prairie.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16

turned 50 that l cold hear tha.
which, of>course, was not intended for
my ears. "All's fair in love-" how
ever, | thought to myself, and surely
that is applicable in my case.
Florence! Why. haven't you heard
OF her marriage? She was married
two months ago to the sweetest fellow.
He's got the money. too. They just adore
each other, and are SO happy. tell
you Florence is a lucky girl. l won
Ger when my Prince Charming will
come along" And heard little en-
vlous sigh behind me.
So the little romance had happy
ending, and closed my eyes, leaned
back against the window and tried tc
picture this cozy little home. coula
iE fancy see her behind the coffee cups
i'll dainty morning dress that just
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
her WinSOl

without this that he was not there or
he would not have escaped my watch
ing eyes. OF course he would come ON
a later car, hut was sorry not to seq
the greeting, and turned for part
ing glance at the little figure in white
Just at that moment slightly-built
youth, with dark eyes and boyish face,
who had stepped to the platform as
the car stopped, ran eagerly up the
steps,.
"Oh, Harry, thought you never
would come" came the voice of the
waiting girl, as she took a step for.
ward to meet him. "Now come ana
zee the house, And slipping hand
into his, in the little trusting fashion
that was one of her many loving ways
she led him along the walk, up the
steps to the front door. This she
opened, and with conscious pride drew
him after her across the Threshold
Kansas City Star.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
PASSING OF PoRRIDCE.
Makes Way for the Better Food Of 1
Better Day.

"Porridge Is no Longer used for
breakfast in my home," writes loyal
Britain from Huntsville, Ont. This
was an admission OF no small signiA-
eance to one brought u9Y on the time.
"One month ago." she continues, Il
bought package Of Grapefruit food
for my husband, who had been an :n-
valid for over year. He had passed
through severe attack Of pneumonia
and la grippe combined, and was left
in q very bad condition when they
passed away.
II tried everything for his benefit,
but nothing seemed to do him any
good. Month followed month and he
still remained as weak as ever. was
almost discouraged about him when
! got the Grape Nuts, but the result
has compensated me for my anxiety.
In the one month that he has eaten
Grape-Nuts he has gained 10 pounds
In weight. his strength Is rapidlwre-
turning to him, and he feels lin q
new man. Now we all eat Grape-Nuts
food, ard are the better for It. Our
little 5-year.old boy. who used to suffer
from pains In the stomach after eating
the old-fashioned porridge, has no
more trouble since he began to use.
Grape-Nuts, and have no more doc
tors bills to pay for him.
We use Grape-Nuts with only sweet
cream. and find it the most tasty dish
In our bill Of fare.
Last Mon1ay I ate teaspoonfuls
Of Grape-Nuts and cream for b b3sakfast.
nothing else.t then set to work and got
my mornings work done by 8 o'clock,
and felt less tired. much stronger, than
Il had made my breakfast on meat,
potatoes, etc, as I used to. I wouldn't
be without Grape-Nuts ii the house
for any money" Name, given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's = reason.
Read the little book. THE Road 70
Wellville." 81 pkeA
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
THE WAY TO DO IT.

Exercise three times a day:
Feed yourself on simple fare =
Mostly made Of bran and hay;
Revel in the open air;
Never give way 10 your fears;
Sleep just like baby;
Then you'll live hundred years
Maybe.
Wear no wraps about your throat;
Do not eat late lunches;
Do, oh! do not rock the boat;
Shy away from punches;
Do not drink too many beers;
Let not debts distress:
Then you'll live hundred years,
More or less.
Don't dispute with men who wear
Larger fists than you;
Do not give way to despair,
Though the rent is due;
Do not waste your strength in tears;
AS for trouble, scout it:
Then you'll live a hundred years.
Doubt it?
Do not umpire baseball games:
Don't for office run;
Do not call fellow names
II he has gun;
Unto wisdom lend your ears;
Shun the festive schooner;
Then you'll live hundred years.
If you don't die sooner.
-Piqua (O) Call.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16

CALL HER FLOR
sHpped oy, n ENCE
though did not forget my young
friends. other matters engaged my
attention, and thought of them
only occasionally, and then with
something of regret that they hass
dropped from sight so completely.
OF late had become much interest
ed in a cottage building on a pretty
corner lot in front of which the Cal
passed, and had speculated much as
to it's future occupants. At last the
workmen had finished, the rubbish was
carried away, the lawn sodded and
everything seemed in readiness for the
home builders. Then one bright June
morning I noticed that shades were
hung, light draperies futtering at the
windows; some palms and a few potte9
plants were arranged on the wide
steps, giving the place already home
like look, while wicker chairs extend
ed mute invitation to make oneself
comfortable, but no one was to be seen
and E1y curiosity was still unsatisfied.
"Oulu Iue Laughter fOI CullulSu VOICES
echo through the new rooms, and little
feet patter up and down the walk and
romp merrily on the lawn, or was th;s
little cottage to be the home of some
elderly couple, who, like myself, were
devoid of the cheering companionship
of youthful faces and gay voices?
took care to seat myself for my
homeward ride that night on the side
OF the car which would be nearest the
house, for felt strange, almosi
childish interest in the newcomers,
and felt sure there would be some
signs of life about the place when
PASSED again. Nor was disappoint
ed, for as the car turned into the
street block away l could see wom-
an in white run down the steps and
stand expectantly at the foot of the
terrace. One glance and started II
my feet involuntarily. 1t was Flor
ence, the same sweet-faced little girl
who had charmed my old heart with
her winsomeness. Her eyes were dane
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
Early Pillar-Boxes.

The first English town to have pill
lar boxes for the posting of letters was
Cheltenham. It is recorded that a
clergyman named Charlton and a
Capt. Carter were touring in Brussels,
and noticed pillar box in course Of
erection there. When they got back
to Cheltenham, their home, tney
brought the matter before the local
postal authorities, with the result that
soon after a dozen of such boxes were
erected in the Worcestershire water
ing place. The system was quickly
extended throughout the United King.
dom.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16

white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera
hons made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right of the
womb, nervous exhaustion pain in tho
small of the back, leucorrh9a, dizzi.
ness, fatulency. displacements OF tho
womb or irregularities. All of these
symptoms are Indications Of an un.
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and it not needed the trouble
will make headway until the penalty
has to be paid by q dangerous opera-
ton, and lifetime of impaired useful-
ness at best, while in many cases tho
results are fatal
The following letter should bring
hope to suffering women. Miss Luefla
Adams, of the Colonnade Hotel, Seattle,
WASH, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
s'About two years ago waSa great suf-
ferer from severe female trouble pains and
headaches The doctor prescribed for me and
finally told me that had tumor on tho
womb and must undergo e. an ap. operation .s.. t
death warrant, but I spent hundreds Of dol
lars for medical help, but the tumor kept
growing. Fortunately corresponded with
an aunt in the New England States, and sho
advised me to take Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, as it was said to cure tue
mors. I did so and Immediately began to
improve in health, and I was entirely cured,
the tumor disappearing entirely, without an
operation. I wish every suffering woman
would try this great preparation. /"
just as surely as Miss Adams was
c,,rpd NJ the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just SO surely will Lydia e.
Vegetable Compound euro
everv woman in the land who suffers
from womb troubles, Inflammation Of
the ovaries, kidney troubles nervous
excitability and nervous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites All young
women who are ill to write her for free
advice. Address, Lynn, Mass
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
BITS ABOUT PLANTS.

Tea plants at the age. Of seven
years yield 700 pounds Of tea per
acre.
In Java there Is on orchid, all the
flowers Of which open at once. as =
by the stroke Of q wand, and they aI4o
all wither together.
Plants with white blossoms have :
larger proportion .of fragrant species
than any others: mex; comes red, then
yellow and blue; after which. and IN
the same order. may be reckoned vic.
let. green, orange, brown and black.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
cLuR NOTES.

Texas.-Dr. David H. Reeder, La
porte, Ind.-Dear Sir: have read
| looks No. and and the cloth bound
book of lectures, and would not like
to keep house without them. l also
save your lectures that appear in the
papers.
DR.. Reeder, what will cure bilious
ness? am always told am bilious.
My tongue has a white coating. I
have tried drinking water, but it does
not help that, but cured me of con-
stipation. Would also like to ask how
can be bilious when my bowels move
every day. have no thirst for water,
and force myself to drink all I can of
it. I try not to drink coffee or. tea,
but am very fond of both. / hope you
can tell me of something to cure my
biliousness, as am very tired Of it
and also of being told of it all the
time.
l took some medicine for it about
two weeks ago. 1t made me very sick,
but did not seem to help my liver any.
It's the first medicine l have taken
since commenced reading your lee
lures. I've used half of a bottle of
the external remedy you recommended
and although my skin does not now
break out in those red pimples, it is
very yellow and rough yet. With best
wishes, l remain, Mrs. F. w.
The difficulty in your case is not,
in my opinion, in the liver proper, but
in the gall bladder. The bile ducts
;ecrete their contents in proper
amount, but it is not passed in the
right direction, instead goes up into
the stomach, and from thence into the
blood, thus causing the yellow condi-
ton of which you complain You,
would probably get great relief by OBJ
serving the directions given in a rer
cent lecture upon the subject of jaun-
dice. A very pleasing method of treat
ment, and one which l believe would
be entirely effectual, would be the
compound gentian formula which II
have SO often recommended. You can
now procure this herb remedy in q !
tablet form, which is much more
agreeable to take than the infusion or
slrup. The effect of the compound
gentian sirup would be to cause the
secretions of bile to pass downward
and out in the natural way, and as it
contains natural remedies such as are |
found in the herbs, it would do you no !
injury, but you would feel much better |
and stronger for its use. Also observe
i
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-16
why They Waited,

Two young men with not much ex
perience Of horses went for drive
During the ride the horse happened
to yawn, and the bit fell out Of its
mouth. Two hours later q man passed
them and discovered both Of the youna
men waiting with their conveyance BY
the roadside. What on earth Is the
matter? / passed you when was
going out, and now when come back,
you're still here. What's the matter?'
oh. replied one Of the young men,
we're waiting for the horse to yawn
again. 50 We can put the b.t in."--
Taller.