St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-16
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Edward Bellamy's book called
''Loolking Backward will shortly be Is
sued in Paris under the French title OF
Zone Hundred Years After"
LEO the Thirteenth has just sent in
twenty sonnets to the Society of the
Arcadia, ON the occasion Of its second
centenary. He is q member OF this
academy and has written many poems
under the name Of Neandar Heracleus.
The countess Of Caithness has
written book entitled lies Vrais Is
raelites," in which she contends that
the real Israelites are not the people
who are known - Jews, but the English
and American people. Lady Csithness
supports this theory BY texts quoted
from the scriptures and by reference to
British customs
Mrs. Mary French Sheldon. Lon
don woman, is soon to make . three
month exploring tour in Africa, Tor the
purpose Of becoming acquainted with
the legends and folklore Of the people;
and ON her return she will publish them
in book form. Her objective point is
Mt. Kilima-N jaro, three hundred miles
inland. which has never been visited BY
. white person.
The tragic death Of her daughter.
the Countess Waldstein Wartenberg.
has caused the Princess Metternich to
close her salon. The princess is still
famous fo- her beauty and wit. Many
of her extraordinary escapades and gal
lantries have been forgiven her Of re-
cent years because Of the strain of in
sanity she inherited from her father.
She has lately spent good part OF her
time in France.
Italian ladies of rank and culture
DO not understand the art Of dress.
Their tendency is toward too much
brilliancy and most inharmonious com
binations of colors- Even the beauti-
full and beloved Queen Marguerite ap-
peared at the brilliant opening Of the
new parliament dressed in . purple
mantle and q bonnet with light blue
bows, and wore in the ears enormous
earrings, each consisting Of huge pearl
surrounded with diamonds.
When Bradlaugh lectured on Crom-
we'll uin Cooper institute, New York.
years ago. he had occasion to describe
the warrior statesman as drawing his
sword and throwing away the scab-
bard. Bradlaugh put his hand to his
side and drew the imaginary sword. It
was . perfect piece Of acting. You
could almost see the flashing blade.
An old army officer who attended the
lecture exclaimed, 'Great Cesar! That
man has been in the cavalry- Which
was true, although several years had
elapsed since Bradlaugh had secured
his discharge after three years service.
-Germany's young emperor is ruling
right and left, and showing good sense.
too, coupled with interest in the small
thines that make for national welfare.
For instance, his ministry Of education
warns country school teachers to look
out for the health Of their children.
Among the immediate and inexpensive
measures" /" says the circular letter, ARE
the exact adaptation Of the back Of the
school bench to the shape Of the pupils
back, general cleanliness, and especial
" the prevention Of dust, which, rs all
doctors know, is the medium Of bacilh,
and thus the cause of almost all skin
and eye diseases among school children.
Regard for the health of the eye must
dictate also the earliest possible aboli
ton of states. II mo- substitute can be
found, the use Of states must be con-
fined, at least, to the first two years in
the primary classeA"