St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS,
An Arizona man has stopped TAX
ing an agricultural paper. He wrote
10 the editor asking how to get rid of
ghats. The answer came in the next
issue OF the paper, kill them.''-N Y.
Tribune
katherine Pussey was struck bv a
stone from quarry blast at Ellington
and instantly killed. That shows the
error OF the popular belief that a pussy
cat has nine lves.-Binghamton Re-
publican.
The hos-pen should be always lio-
eraiiy bedded with straw, not only
where the pigs sleep but the yard out
slde' where they run. Unless this ward
Is well bedded much of the LIQUID ma
nure will be lost.-Prairie Farmer.
Newfoundland has population of
l95'ooo. In 1874. when the preceding
census was taken, it had population
OF l6i.3 During the time the Cath
ollcs have increased in numbers sixteen
per cent. and the Protestants thirty-one
per cent.
"A bicycler fell from his machine in
the early part of twenty-mile race in
New Haven few DAYS AGO, and broke
his wrist. but he didn' discover the ex-
tent OF his injury until he had arrived
nome. tie finished the race. and came
IN hrst.-New Hacen Register.
An Indiana lady has been dec
Grating a set of dinner plates in a novel
manner. On each (of eighteen) she
has painted bird of different species,
and on the border of the plate a verse,
IN old English text, of poetry, written
by one of the best authors about that
particular kind of Embellishments
Journal
In regard to the operation for d.
Hdlng certain fibrous bands in the little
niger SO as to give pianists more
freedom IN the use of it, the 3ritish
Medtcm journal saws that i'm the
fourteen cases of DR.. Forbes. of
Philadelphia, good functional results
have been obtained. but it suggests that
1.-THE effort necessary to stretch any
Nitrous band existing between the
fingers is itself useful. as tending to
stretch all the muscles attached to
them"
A good old deacon in Connecticut
was very pious and fond of clans.
When once upon a time he attended
Rhode Island clam bake he overtaxed
his capacity, and was sorely distressed
But his faith in PRAYER was undated.
Leaving the party. and going down
upon his knees behind tree. he was
heard to supplicate: Forgive me, o
Lord. this great sin Of gluttony. Re
store my health. and will never eat
any more clans" Then, after
judicious pause, VERY few. if any
Amen. "-Christian at Work.
Some time since, Newton Irvine
living in cabin near Blocksburg, Hum.
boldt County. Cal. received present
of a quarter of veal from some unknown
party. His suspicious were aroused at
such an unwonted act of generosity. |
and he fed piece of the veal to dog.
which died soon afterward with all the |
symptoms of poison. He buried the |
veal. and day or two subsequently, he |
was shot near his cabin, the murderer |
putting seven rifie-balls into his body. |
The reason for the murder and indentity |
of the man who committed it are alike |
a mystery.-San Francisco Chronicle. |
"A New Yorker has patented rail-
road indicator to. be used to indicate
the time at which trains pass a station.
The indicator is composed of a clock |
set in case about eight feet above the
ground. The dial looks like an ordinary
clock; the hands are stationary except |
when a train passes on the track where
the indicator is attached. when the
hands suddenly move to the hour.
minute and second. giving the correct
time when the train passes. The hands
point at this time until another train
passes, when they move ahead as be-
fore. The invention has bccr salts
factorily tested.-N tribune.
The Texas Congress once took ex-
ceptions to President Sam Houston's
habit of giving them his messages
orally, and insisted :hat he should write
them out; that the habit of delivering
them orally was highly dictatorial, and
lacking in respect for Congress Hous-
ton agreed to conform to their wishes.
and as the next day was the one set
apart for the delivery of his inaugural
he made his appearance in the halls of
Congress with roll of paper in his
hand. tied with red tape. and marked
in large letters, Inaugural" He ad-
dressed them with the roll in his hand,
waving it gracefully that all might see
t, and on concluding handed it with
bow to the clerk, and strobe out of the
chamber. On being. opened it was
found to be a roll Of blank paper;
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