St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


-Joshua Hood. one Of the committee
appointed to welcome General Larry
cite during his visit to this co7ntry IN
1924, died recently in Baltimoee st the
age Of eighty-seven.
The thickest octave volume in the
world known is the latest edition OF
Whitaker's Reference Catalogue oi
English Literature" This book weighs
twelve pounds, and is eleven inches In
thickness
Tho late Prince SchwarxenberG,
whose landed estates were SO enormous
Is to be called the Schwarzenberg EN-
pire. left . fortune of $50. 600. 600. from
which sum of s400 was bequeathed to
tho poor Of Vienna. That was his sole
charitable bequest
James Carlyle, brother of Thomas
Carlyle. died recently in Scotland, at
the age Of eighty-five. He was ten
years younger that Thomas, and Is said
to have resembled him greatly in ap-
pearance and manner.
Tho Gar of Russia Is now the
largest landlord in the world Three
weeks ago he purchased ono single tract
larger than the State Of Texas. He has
also bought in the lands Of the Hohen.
lobe family, which they had inherited.
but were not allowed to occupy in Rus
sia.
3 Tho best reporter 1t the Versailles
Assembly was said to be the late Nine,
Rouvier, who condensed the speeches as
she heard them and wrote them In long
hand for one Of the great Brussels jour
nails and posted them, without copying,
Immediately 70 the home Office. There
was NO need Of revising the proofs, for
her hastily-done copy" was 30 perfect
and accurate.
In order to give Jules Simon .
pleasant recollection Of his visit to Ber-
lin while attending the recent Labor
Congress, Kaiser William presented him
with - collection of the musical works
OF my ancestor, Frederick the Great"
and these appear to consist Of twenty
i've sonatas and four minor pieces for
the dute.
"A historian who Is compiling the
letters, messages. Fspeeches, etc, Of
President Lincoln for publication has
finished search of the records of tho
executive oflce Of Ohio. But ono auto
graph letter was found. 1t is dated
April 22 1854 and accepts the offer Of
the Governors Of Indiana, Illinois. Iowa
and Wisconsin to furnish $4,000 troops
for one hundred days service.
Stanley, who IL (Welshman BY
birth, United States citizen BY af1lia-
ton. and IN African by exploration, has
as temptations to become an English
man . handsome, clever. and wealthy
fiancee, public subscription, 8 knight
hood. and much honor from all men.
Less than this would surely have
changed even the famous ruler Of the
Queens navee."-Montreal Gazette.
-"Uncle Tom Hardin, . schoolmate
OF Thomas A. Hendricks, once . friend
of BENJAMIN Harrison. and at ono time
one Of tho most brilliant lawyers in In
died some time ago in Kan
sas City. Dissipation had reduced him
from IN estate OF $3.50. 600 to tho neces-
sity Of dying in the hsunts Of his rowiy
Ono Of them asked him,
- the end drew near, il he felt like
taking something. "Yes." he said,
rather family; - little whisky" His
eyelids drooped-there was . rattle In
his throat - he continued: "A little
sirup in the glass. boys, II you please
But old Tom never took the drink, for
when II was brought from the saloon
bolov his life had ondo6