St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-09-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A Cldfn-OpcucE III NC0bCneStSf
pa. restaurant found . live mouse
among his CLANS the other morning.
one clam holding it securely by the foot
and another by the PHILADELPHIA
Press.
While Charles Rasch. of Sprague,
w. L., was taking bottle of soda from
an ice.chest the bottle exploded and the
paten: stopper was thrown into his face
with force enough to tear out one OF
his eyes.
Astronomy as whole has not
been advancing much durin q the last
ten years-at least in the way of dis
covery," says Richard Proctor. "The
promise of the ten years before has not
been fulfilled, either in Europe or
America"
The art of thinking, then, is well
worthy of cultivation, whether the in
dividual is naturally endowed with
logical capacity or represents only in
different ratiocinative capacity-N T..
Medical Monthly.
Trimmed with greens" is an OBJ
noxious expression TO use in describing
the vines and shrubbery decorations OF
church weddings. 1t suggests chan
Gel filled with spinach, dandeilons,
water crosses and other vegetables
Hartford Times.
A ten-year-old lad of Conyers. Ga.
has a complete piece of mechanism,
made by himself. in the shape of chair
made inside of a bottle. The bottle is
about an inch square. and the mouth is
very small The chair was made by put
ting in and arranging one piece at
time.
The body of a pet dog that had died
abroad was on recent English steamer
that sailed into Boston. The owner,
an American woman. of course, could
not bear the thought of her beloved
canine being buried in foreign land.
and accordingly brought the body
home for NATURALIZATION journal.
Was ever comforting thought ex.
pressed more delicately than by a
CHEEKY girl, who said to one who was
sad over the falling leaves: ''Just
think how much more room it gives
you to see the beautiful blue sky be-
yond." True of other things besides
leaves.-Ch;cdgO Standard.
A few days ago while a party OF
Italian railroad laborcrs were passing
through Winchester, Can, one of
them undertook to rob a hen-roOst.
The owner ordered him off the prem.
Uses. but the Italian drew dirk and ad.
vanced. Whereupon the Canadian.
who was carrying gun, shot the ltal-
i'm dead.
A San Francisco citizen has a
chicken that is backed like camel,
has two tails and three well-developed
legs. When the fowl is in repose it
rests on all three legs, after the man.
ner of a miiklng-stool When it walks
it uses but two. the third. it is said.
sticking out behind like a ships
spankcrboom. San Francisco Call.
A farmer. two horses and lumbe,
wagon tried to cross the Canada Pa.
citic railway, near Pontypool. ahead of
fast train. The wagon was knocked
fifteen feet into the air, the horses were
mhurt, and the farmer was found
clinging for dear life to the COW
catcher.
-"Will YOU have another piece of
steak. Charlie?' said his aunt. some
what deaf. II have had sufficient"
replied Young America. 'Been
a-tishin'?' Il have had a-plenty."
Caught twenty?" "You are an old
fool" ''Broke your pole?" The lad
left the table in disqualification Jour-
nal.
The German Secretary of State
has published statistics on the periodi-
Gals of the world, from which it ap-
pears that there are $4,000, with dis
tribution of 592.O00,OOO copies; $4,000
are published in Europe. 10000 in
North America, 775 in Asia. 800 in
South America: $500 are in English,
1900 in German. $3.50 in French and
1000 in Spanish.
jeremiah Long. of Fairfax Court
House. Va. wrote recently to j. T.
Hill. of Alexandria, calling his atten-
ton to the fact that in 1861 while Con.
federate troops were at Fairfax Court
House. he Uong) mended two can
teens and a candlestick for him (HilD.
The bill, sixty cents, had never been
paid, hence Mr.. Longs letter. He said
that though interest was due on the
amount he would be satisfied with the
sixty cents. Mr.. Hill sent Mr.. Long
the sixty cents. Y. Sun.
"A small New England negro named
Johnson ran away several years ago,
slept in the woods, and froze both feet
so that one had to be amputated and
the other was mutlated. Some chart.
table women of Pittsfield. Mass, col
lected a sum of money and put it in
savings bank, subject to his order when
he came of age. johnson, who now
lives in Danbury. drew the money q
few days ago. Itamounted to 81, 100
Boston Budget.
A few days since a gentleman in 4
smoking-car on the Central Hudson
road took from his sachel an evening
suit while searching for a magazine.
A notwithstanding individual in the seat
behind him, upon seeing the '.claw-
hammer, Remarked: Wal naow, l
declare. if there amt one O. them old.
fashioned coats that they used to wear