St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A line of steamers is to be put on
between San Diego, Cal, and Mexican
ports.
"A newspaper has been discovered
at Pekin. China, that was started in the
year Oil.
A solitaire pearl set in a dark blue
enamel ring is the most fashionable
engagement ring.
Charles Dudley Warner says Ply
mouth Rock is good deal cracked
and patched up. as if it had been much
landed on.
A marine oil. which, rs advertised,
is san oil specially prepared to smooth
the angry sea- is kept on hand by
most of the New York druggists.
The labor question is 4 game of
ball. Men go out on strikes and wait
for Judgment. - Electric Light. In
some cases it would be better to make
q home run.-Gorham Mountaiaeer.
1t is reported that a theater hat for
ladies has been invented which folds
up. Let us protest against this inno-
walton. What we demand now is a
bonaet which will fold down. Boston
Transcript.
A young lady advertises in a
French paper for employment in rail-
way restaurant, her accomplishments
being that ''She can speak German and
make sixty sandwiches with half 9
pound OF butter
Mrs. John Wallace, of Knoxville
Tenn. stepped to the gate to look foi
her iive-year-old boy, and at that mo
ment a runaway horse dashed by. 1t is
thought that she supposed her boy haG
been run over, for she fell to the ground
dead
The latest fad of the gay lasses a,
Deep River. Conn, is to keep track oil
the tips they receive. Tips" they
say. mean a lifting of the hat to them
by some gentleman friend. The one
hundredth clipper is the one who will
surely marry them.-Raritord Post.
A Los Angeles (Cal.) bank presi
dent is reported As saying that since
the lst of last January new corners into
that city have brought the enormous
sum of s5.00o.Oo0 for investment in
and around the city. The city valua-
ton is S9.00O.00 more than last year.
A woman whose liberal display OF
neck and arms ut the New York Opera
House last season was the object Of
many opera glasses, has gone to Eu-
rope to seek a cure for the horrible
eruption that followed the use of To-
ton that produced the dazzling white
ness thereof. N. Y Graphic
-'.Mistah Johnsing. | t'ink you's
sutferin wild a affexion oh de heart.
lo' heart beats is terrible irreg' lar. b"
"Dat's all right, doctah: but. sab, yo'
has yo' ear right gin NV watch. an il
hahn t varied Il mint in de las free
months. sab. Wild all respec' to vo',
| guess | 60 ter some older practition-
er, sab. -Hdrper's Bazar
A year ago last February John Err
tel, of Blocker. n. Y. started to 90 to
Silver Lake alone. He was never seen
again. and it was thought that he had
been frozen to death. The other dav
a party of Gloversville fishermen found,
not far from the lake. an India-rubber
boot containing the bones of human
foot. The boot has been identified as
one Worn by Ertel.-N. Y. San.
old gentleman Ito tramp)-"Now.
if | should give you nickel. my friend.
would you spend that money as it ought
to be spent or would YOU squander it for
intox eating drink" Tramp-..How
much did YOU say?' Old gentleman
"A nickel" Tramp (sadly)-"Well,
| dunno. wouldn't like to make any
rash promises. Inever vet have been
able to stand prosperity. ~ Y. Times.
Little Molly was indulging in the
luxury of Il copious crying spell. when
the spectacle of military procession
in the street damned the fountain of
her grief. A sparkle came into her
eyes. and her lips uttered EXPLANATIONS
of delight. But the relief was but mo-
mentary. No sooner had the process
sion vanished than she was heard re-
marking to herself: what was T
crying about-what was l CRYING about!
o. now I know" Goes on boo-hoo-
ing for half an hour. ]-Harper's Basar.