St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
MISCELLANEOUS,

"A Rondout On. " man of small
stature gives as reason for his stunted
growth that he was brought up, when
a baby, on condensed milk.
The Boston Transcr7m saws: "Pub.
Tic sentiment is awakening to the bar.
barlty OF destroying birds for decora-
tive purposes. Large numbers of our
people, ladies and gentlemen, have
signed protests against this cruel prac-
ticen
In the Treasury at Washington is
rat catcher, colored man, who has
a record of six hundred rats killed with
his bare hands. He has the knack of
grabbing the animal by the skin be-
tween the ear and the jaw, and by a
sudden twist breaking its neck.-N,
Y. Sun.
The two little sons of the Widow
Harrison, of Georgetown County,
South Carolina, were wrestling in the
woods. when a tree that was being cut
down fell and killed them both. This
happened while their mother was a.
the bedside of her dying father.
An Atlanta cow fell into a deep
well on Sunday, and her owner was
unable to hoist her out, so he brought
many loads of shavings from a neigh
boring planning mill and dumped them
into the well. As fast as they fell the
cow trampled them under her feet, and
thus she came to the surface and
walked Chicago Times.
A sensational suicide occurred at
Kane, Pa. George Welker, son of the
proprietor of the Kane House, picked
up a revolver and asked how fellow
did who committed suicide and with
the remark: .'Well, guess I'll shoot
myself, placed the revolver to his head
and blew his brains Pittsburgh
Post.
"A very interesting discovery is said
to have been made by the experts who
are now examining the collection of
rolls. which were found at Ell Fayoum,
in Egypt, and were acquired by the
Archduke Bainer. The experts declare
that among the relics are several auto
graph letters of the prophet Mahomet.
"A Macon young lady is studying
medicine. A few months ago she was
studying law, and few months pre-
ceding she was studying theology. OF
course the changes in her studies were
made as she Discarded preacher for
lawyer. and then lawyer for a phpsi-
clan. The signs indicate that she will
soon be studying dudeology.-Macon
Telegraph.
The many individuals who persist
in reading by lamp or candle light
while they lie in bed and thereby neces-
state several times year the calling
out of the fire department, may possibly
in the future indulge their literary habit
with perfect safety. An Italian claims
to have invented luminous printing
ink which will make it possible to read
or books in the dark.-Gi-
cago Tribune.
A gentleman was one winters day
looking in at the window of a print |
shop when he felt some one at his
pocket. AS there was only one by-
stander, he instantly turned round,
and. looking him full in the face, said:
Your hand. sir, was in my pocket"
WAS, it, sir?" the other calmy replied. |
ii really beg your pardon if it was; but |
The weather is so very cold one is glad |
o put ones hands anywherer' Y.
Telegram.
The level of the Baltic sea is found |
% differ considerably in various local
ties. according to some minute re-
lately undertaken. Thus the
evel in the north of the sea at Tornea,
N the Gulf of Bothnia, and Kronstadt,
n the Gulf of Finland, is more than
hree feet higher than that of the
southern waters in the Bay of Kiel.
The difference is attributed mainly to
he currents existing in the straits
which separate the continent from the
peninsula.
"A Maine fisherman, who used to
all the Southern seas, reports that he
aw a sea-serpent the other day off
Wells. 1t was like one he once saw in
he Caribbean Sea, except that it has
rown considerably. 1t held its head,
he size of a barrel. high in the air; its
yes, as big as saucers, cleaned with a
larvelous light. and its huge, open
louth was armed with triple rows
teeth. The paper that reports this
avs the old salt is not addicted to drink.
'0stOn journal.
AS the Boston Transcript learns,
Yankee Doodle" probably came from {
[olland, where a song with the follow
e burden has long been in use among
lie laborers in harvest time, when they
,ceive as much buttermilk as they can
rink and a tenth of the grain har-
ested: II
Tanker didel doodel doun, +
Didel. dudel lanter
Yanke viver vooyer vown, q
Buttermilk and tanther