St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-06-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
hour skeletons, thought to be those
of Revolutionary soldiers. were found
recently under an oak tree in Evona.
n. j.
1T is estimated that not less than a
thousand men will make regular bus
mess of playing baseball professionally
this summer.
Brick houses are long felt want
in Texas. according to the San Antonio
Times, which chronicles with iov the
fact that preparations are being made
at Columbus TO erect such buildings.
A modern novel has the following
passage: with one hand he held the
beautiful golden head above the chill
ling wave, and with the other called
loudly for assistance. st. Paul Times.
In paper by Dr. Varick, read be-
fore County Medical Association, the
use of simple hot water as a dressing
for wounds is strongly recommended.
during an experience in its use of six
years in cases of acute surgery, such as
railroad accidents. etc, he has had no
death from speticamia or primary or
secondary shock. -Clereland Leader.
Since this Government has been or
ganized there have been only thirty
four people named in resolutions OF
thanks by Congress. With three ex-
ceptions this honor has only been paid
to officers of great gallantry in action
during war. The three exceptions
were those of Captain Ingraham, Cap
tain Ringgold and Captain Dahlgren.-
Chicago Times.
A few years ago. says the London
Stardard. the young people of England
became imbued with the roller skating
craze. and Kinks were built all over the
country. The fever, however. was as
brief as any other vagaries of fashion:
the enthusiasm died away, the Kinks
were deserted, the investors lost their
money. and roller skates disappeared
in the land.
Major Follett. a Brooklyn me.
chanic, has invented a wonderful sewing
machine, which, it is claimed, will dc
eighty per cent. more work than any
machine now in the market. An expert
ment with steam power moved it with a
speed of 2.2O0 stitches a minute. and
was started and stopped instantly. II
is simple in construction, is easily
operated. and sews all kinds of fabrics,
from leather to fine linen.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Another illustration of what the bao
sanitary condition of house will entail
was afforded at Milford, Mass. within
week or two. where four children died
from diphtheria. while the life of the
fifth and last child was saved by being
removed to another tenement. The
sanitary arrangements of the children's
home were afterward found to be bad
in the eXtreme.-BOston Journal
The following tough alligator story
comes from Newbern, 5. C. While out
in a skiff the other day padding along
the shore, Sol Burgess caught an alli-
gator. which, after struggling vainly to
get free, astounded him BY indulging in
a loud and prolonged whistle. In afew
minutes alligators, to the number OF
40l, assembled around him from all
directions, and he had the greatest
difficulty in escaping from him.
People who want to get ready fol
Russian dispatches are advised by the
Terrc Haute Express to practice on the
following stanza:
Milarodevitch and Jaladovitch
And karatschovitch.
And all the others that end in itch;
Schamscheff, Touchsane1,
And Schepaleff,
And all the others that end in Ell.
Wasiftchikoff. kostomaroff,
And Tchoglokoff,
And all the others that end in on.
-Sword-swallowing has always had
great favor with the rustics, especially
in Europe. 1t has gradually been dis
countenanced in this country as an in
human exhibition. The death of a pro-
fessional sword-swallower in an English
hospital from hemorrhage has again
brought attention to the dangers of his
calling. which is popularity supposed to
be harmless. Surgeons say that all
such performers tritie with their lives
and shorten their years. Chicago Irib-
aNe.
There is very large colony of Rus.
sian Mennonites in Bon Homme. Dako-
Ia. and other counties in that section,
and they retain most of their old coun-
try practices. One of these is their
weekly fair. Every Thursday a thou
sand or more of them gather at Scot
lanu. bringing Whatever they may wish
10 sell or trade-horses, cattle, hogs,
sheep, corn, dairy products. and every
thing, in fact. 1t seems to be a useful |
and popular arrangement.-SL Paul
Globe.
The most absent-minded man in
Scranton is the one who carried his |
dinner to work one day last week,
worked all day, and when he came to |
pick up his dinner pail to carry it home
felt it quite heavy, and. thinking some
of his fellow workmen had been trying
to play trick on him by putting some
thing in his pail, opened it and there
found his dinner just as it was when he
left home. He had gone without his
dinner and yet thought he had eaten it.
(Pd.) Democrat.
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