St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
A.. MISCELLANEOUS.

On arriving AZ the grave 1t was Ioun'
the corpse had been left behind.
Concerts at which every one in tn
audience is permitted to smoke il h
wishes are going out Of favor. Goo'
artists will not appear at such concert
because the smoky atmosphere is in
furious to their thrOatA
IL see you're printing . good dea
about the correct thing in fall styles
said tailor to an editor. 'Yes, sir. v
''Well, while you're going in on thai
tack suppose you print something about
the correct thing in settlement Of BILLS.
Washington Critic.
How is Mrs. McSlimsey getting
along. Mrs. Snaggs?" quite well.
believe. Mrs. Squildig. She is keeping
boarding house." Got many board
ers?" mot many regulars. but quite
a lot Of transom boarders, l believe. "
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Contrary to the general supposition
there arc NO areas of frozen swamps
to be found in the country adjacent to
Alaska. A surveying party employed
BY the government Of Canada discovered
. great deal Of grassy country along
the branches of the Yukon river.
In Milesburg, Pa, the other day. a
be ar walkesl out of the woods. and. in
very unconcerncd and independent
manner. made his way through the
principal streets of the town. greatly to
the CONSERVATION of pedestrians Some
dogs gave chase. but the bear got away.
"A third crystalline form Of carbon
has been discovered in meteoric iron
from Western Australia. The mineral,
which is to be called Cliftonite, re.
scmbles the diamond in the shape of its
crystals. but in color and other respects
It is more like graphite.-Arkansaw
zr0reier
The meaning of ''it'' in children's
games 10 explained by a lecturer on
folk lore. He said that ..it' is . very
polite expression in the games Of
English-spcakinS children. for in Ger
man the one who is lit" is called
''wolf' instead Of '.it;" in Japanese,
''ouf." or little DEVIL" in Malagasy.
''bucca." or ''leper." and in Hawaiian.
''crazy one"
In Belfast. Me-. a few days ago a
woman who was about to start for the
West. where her husband is living. was
followed to the railway station BY a
large number Of female relatives and
friends, who, with tears and sobs.
urged her to remain. Her goods were |
packed and ready for shipment, but
she at last yielded and returned home
with her friends.
"A Stamford, Conn.,, man filled q
pipe with tobacco from his vest pocket
where he had carelessly placed some
pistol cartridges. and unknowingly put
one in his pipe. In less than two min
utes it exploded. The bullet passed
through the brim of his hat and was
found embedded in . board to the
depth of one inch over his head. He
fortunately escaped serious injury.
"A case of poisoning by nutmeg is
recorded in the British Medical Journal,
IN which one nutmeg has been eaten by
, patient as a cure for diarrhea It
caused him to become giddy. stupid
md very drowsy all next day. The
narcotic properties Of these seeds, and
II others of the same natural order, do
not appear to be generally known. and
'eem worthy of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Budget. 'A.sAza
The town of FRANKLIN in Tasmania
FAMED after the famous navigator,
vho was once governor Of the island,
$ now q deserted ruin. It was once
be most thriving town Of the settle
nent and a promising seaport. and
rss. besides. one OF the most besuti.
ully situated towns in tho Australian
Torld. The gold rush Of Australia took
IS population away. and it has never I
it. {
"A fine setter dog, lying crosswise !
pom the back of horse hitched in
nont of . shoe store. attracted the At c
.ntion of hundreds Of Hartford people 8
ne other day. Every one seemed c
leased with the performance except .
Re dog. He looked very foolish. espe- y
ally when he occasionally slipped IL
Ter to one side. and had to stick his n
avs into the blanket to keep in tho v
'sition he had been told to occupy. N
THE Cheerful Letter Exchange" !.
the latest device of Boston young =
omen who look for original methods y
lending hand. The addresses Of "
deserving women and girls" particu- "
rly in the West are obtained and . -
is started. which is de- !"
,ned to uplift and generally delight =,
Q deserving woman or girl and at the ~ =,
me time allow the dear good Boston ~
RI TO indulge in epistolary gush to her :. -
arts content. %
In the Colorado desert, near Idaho. =,
ere is large bed of rock salt, and 90
: Southern Pacific railroad. in laying =,
, track to the salt bed. has been IN
liged to grade the road for I. 200 feet +,
In blocks of these crystals. This is ~
} only instance where the roadbed is n
d and ballasted on salt. The sea +,
ich once rolled over this place dried sv
and left vast bed OF salt nearly 4
y miles long. The supply is inex. k,
nstible and the quality excellent co
MIR. C v. Boys has been very sue. SF
sful in drawing out glass and several Of
Is Of minerals into extremely thin vi
eads. Some minerals. he says, b. in:
re like glass, while others win not thu
~ at all. being either perfectly fluid. ha