St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Shakers of South Union. La,
one OF The thirteen Shaker settlements
in the United States. own 2p.03O acres
OF the best parts of LouiSiana.-N. q.
Times.
A naval officer tells Washington
C'Ttic reporter that in some of the for
ei2n capitals there are regular matri-
monlal bureaus for marrying rich
American beauties to foreign paupers
who boast CT titles.
-Pere Hyac.nthe, while speaking in
New Orleans recently, "a d that ..by the
ceSSion of Louis ana to the United
States and England. the death war-
rant of Il great French empire in
America was signed. | world almost
call this 4 crime. " o. PjcGyw:.s.
In the ease of Sam Echols. Nor.
mon preacher. s'iing for the custody of
his child in FLOYD County, Ga. Judge
Johnson decided that the profession of
MoTmonism isIualiiied the "a her for
such trust, and gave the child back to
its Christian mother.-BHtaio Express.
-Dio Lewis says that IF Vanderbilt.
with his -s200.0Jo.Oc). were as happv
in proportion to his wealth, he would
climb 10 the top of Trinity stecrle, face
Wall Street. yell and shrek his tumul-
tuous emotions. and in the madness of
his JOY leap into eternity Y.
IribHae.
An aged lady, Mrs. William Caus.
ins, of Madison, Ga, was performer
on the violin. A few DAYS ago she gave
a party to the young folk of the town
and furnished the music for dancing
herself. The next morning she was
found dead in her bed.
An advertisement from the agony
column of the London .SianiTrti:
''Found in Pail Mall purse containing
money. Owner can have it by applying
to III. T. Wakefield, Chiswick, on pay
ment of advertisement and giving de-
scription. Il not claimed within a week
the money will he spent and the purse
given to the poor
Over 5000 plants are in the White
House Conservatory proper. and 1900
more are kept in the various lighthouses.
This collection includes plants from
every quarter of the globe, and il costs
5000 per year to tend them. Every
room in the White House is decorated
every morning with fresh flowers. and
n huge bouquet is made for the Presi-
dent. Washington Fos'.
The mule which fell 200 feet down
the Moulton shaft Yesterday is still
there. He has been backed up against
the face of the 500 west drift. and is
kicking down ore at the rate of five tons
per day. The kick Oh mule is con-
sidered equal to two sticks of giant
powder, and it is likely that the latter
will be discarded and mules substituted.
on T.) later Mountain.
The Chinese have a curious way Of
determining the future occupation of
male infant. On the first birthday he
is seated in large sieve, with money
scales, foot-measure, pair of shears.
a brass mirror. n pencil, ink and books.
an abacus, and similar articles ranged
in a circle around him. The article
which he handles first is a sure proph-
ecy of the direction in which his future
activities will lie Chicago JoUimni.
Fatal eases of trichinosis have rc-
Gently occurred in Michigan and In
diana. In beth instances German fam
lies were the sufferers. and the victims
had been eating uncooked swine's flesh.
The perniciouS habit of eating smoked
or sailed pork, without cooking it, re-
tains its hold upon the Germans. not
the warnings of physicians
and the frequent reports of disease and
death resulting from the practice. 1t
l., No., al
lencc of trichinoSiS in Germany is to be
7. San.
Standing Bear. Sioux Indian from
the Rosebud agency, called on the Sec
rotary of the Interior Il few DAYS ago to |
inquire whether or not an Indian had a
right TO keep a store. He had opened |
a shop at the agency, but designing |
white men had told him that he had |
the law in doing so. He was
much pleased when assured of his right |
to engage in trade. Secretary Teller |
1t his request. hal the interview re-
iuced to writing, so that he could con-
vince the Indians who might re incred- |
IlouS in regard to its authenticity.-
Star.
An important precedent relatin.
% street fights has been established in |
London. Two boys were detected in
such an encounter by apoliceman, and
me of them, who was summarily
judged to be the more guilty. was
AIKEN before a magistrate. The culpris
that he was not the a-rressor.
The other boy, he said, had been .:con-
'erted,' and struck him because he
would not ''turn religious too. His
mother. moreover. confirmed her sons
rood opinion of himself; but the Judge
lecided that the converted" boy was
the better behaved of the two
md fined the unconyerted half
rown.