St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS,

oSS~h ShSlodSuCN upoh NiS SuoA
ut Long Branch an eighth of mile.
Apache women are so fiendishly
barbarouS as to compel little children
to share i'm the mutilation and torture
of prisoners in order to cultivate in
them taste for bloody acts of cruelty.
A correspondent of the Bee Journa,
writes that brood of chickens were in
the habit of frequenting the shed in
which he kept his bees. The bees stuna
all the dark-colored ones to death, yet
did not modest the light colored chicks
Why the preference?
This is the way an intelligent jury
in Los Angeles. Cal, put in their YER
dict in trial brought for disorderly
conduct: I'VE. the jury. find the de
PENDANTS, John Doe Lafarts and Joseph
inc Lafarts. not guilty. We also ask
that the jury be paid their fees"
The three largest rattlcsRakes ever
seen in the northern part Of Fennsyl
vania were killed recently near Sheshe
quin. One measured six feet ten inches.
the second six feet eight inches, and
the third five feet nine inches. They
had altogether forty-two rattles.
Among the wonderful products OF
art in the French Crystal Palace was
shown lock which admitted of 3.647,.
$50 combinations. Heuret passed 12G
nights in locking it. Fichet was four
months in unlocking it: afterward they
could neither shut nor open it.
The Princess Mcttcrnich recently
got up great floral festival at Vienna
for the benefit of sick children and
various hospitals. In the grand parade
there were $500 carriages, extending
four miles along the avenue, and about
100000 persons participated in the
festivities.
A Magnolia (Ark.) correspondent,
narrates that last year he went to a
drug store to buy strychnine for use to
kill coons in the field. but the druggist
made mistake and put up morphine,
.all of which, he SAYS. Il did not
know until got ready to use it; so |
used it. and the next morning the field
was full of coons. all fast asleep"
A first-claSs American locomotive,
with eight wheels and automatic
brakes, costs 5000: tirst-class
modern sleeper. $4,000; a parlor car.
$500: 4 passenger coach. 5000; a
sccond-class car, 81, POD; a postal car.
5000: a baggage car, $1,000: a box
car for freight. 800; coal car, 1925
fiat ear. $500; caboosc 5000
Washington Posi-.
The newest thing in England for
bonnets is coral leaf brought from the
Bahamas. 1t was recommended by
the English Consul at the Bahamas.
The leaf dies we'll, and when artistical-
ly used makes 4 bonnet to the eye OF
connoisSeurs a perfect poem in the
way of head-dress. 1t can be made
white and pink; and in black is lig liter
than jet.
"A queer reptile was killed one day
recently near Americas. Ga. 1t was
something like an eel, being four feet
and one inch long. and had four small
legs. The reptile had pretty good
sized teeth and WAS ready to defend
itself. biting viciouslv at everything
that touched it. 1t was about four or
five inches in circumference, and was
devoid of fins of any kind, although it
belonged to the water.
A Vcrmonter went with his sweet
heart to Justice of the peace to get
married. The ma gistrate performed
the ceremony, and the blissful country
man asked: How much do l hev to
pay We. 'square?' The law allows
me dollar and a half" said the jus.
ticc. '.Well. I'll tell We what I'll do"
said the bridegroom, taking half dol
L. am
dollars for ycr'
An Atlanta. (Ga.) reporter who
once pulled a hand-press'' on a
country weekly tells this: One day
while the paper was being worked of
a man from the country came in and
walked all around the room, finally
stopping near the press and watching
the work very earnestly. Anything
can do for you?" asked the man ut
the lever rausing between impressions.
NAV" was the reply. Il don't want
nothin', iis come in to see We edit. y
The Judges of the Supreme Court
of the United States come in Electrically.
Every time court is opened they march
to the bench i'm single flle-the GOliah
of the Court. Justice Gray. of Massa-
chusctts, bringing up the rear all
dressed in their black gowns, and be-
fore seating themselves they make a
majestic bow in solemn and dignified
row. They make this bow often to the
cricr and doorkeeper only. They make
it whether anybody is in the room or
not Washington Star.
Some of the sports of Nevada. Mo-.
a year ago. just in fun, made Morris
Sherman think he had good colt, and
DIR. c. A. lockwood bought it for $50,
about twice what it was worth, giving
his note. payable one day after death.
The boys thought it a big joke on Nor
ris that he hadn't noticed the word
..death" instead of ..datc" in the note,
and told him of it, expecting him to beg
for his horse, but instead he began suit
and has just got judgment for $15c
with interest
The Reese River Gal Rereiile is
responsible for the following: Hank
Ensign was showing to number OF
gentlemen on the street about rs curl
Gus monstrosity as one often sees.
1t was pretty little kitten, having two
well-dereloped heads on one body; there
are four ewes. two mouths, two ears,
and two perfect nostrils. The creature
ought to be subjected to the knife OF
the anatomist or preserved in alcohol.
1t lived but two days, being unable te
take nourishment
The extreme richness of the milk
of the reindeer. that feed on the wild
mosSaS IF SWEDEN has led tn an exam.
ination of the mess as an article of
food. These researches have resulted
in the establishment of a number of