St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-01-10
or GENERAL INTEREST.

OF GENERAL INTEREST.
- -Ia the Seattle papers . Wester
medical concern Is advertising 'sprin
: medicine"
Says . writer In the Houston TEX.
! Herald: I have . buzzard l will 1gh
against any dog in Harris County for
wager OF $50
"A scheme is on foot for the erection
at Droitwich Of new brine-baths hos
pital for the poor. afYording increase,
! and much needed accommodation.
"A vigilance committee was organ
lied by the people OF Oakdale, nea
Spokane Falls, and within thirty min
utes every tough character was driver
from town.
An Athens ga man has given h
, the University Museum the skin Of /,
rattlesnake killed at Sapelo this sum
mer. The rattler was ten feet long
and at the largest part Of the body
measured ten inches in circumference
"A new desecration OF the Landscape
against which English people are pro
testing is the posting Of advertisements
upon the sails OF fishing boats One
writes: I'VE have . great trouble with q
large board advertisements Of pills stuck
up right In tho middle of beautiful
bay"
Gloves were. In l4l6. often set with
precious stones and sufficiently valuable
to be left as legaciea The jeweled
gloves of St Martial were said to have
rebuked an act Of sacrilega The gloves
Of Bishop Gravesend. worked with gold
and enamel, were priced at EJ, . great
sum In 1910. But the sturdier Bishop
Button wore thick yellow gloves at 10d
. pair.
Ono Of the first contributions from
the new State Of South Dakota 10 ma.
chine for burning prairie grass Tho
driver mounts his seat in 'front.' turns on
the gasoline, strikes match and moves
across the prairie. leaving broad black
line. The grass over which the big
sheet-iron box is drawn is entirely con.
sumed. but no fire escapes outside the
box.
-Chimneys. says an exchange, to be
safe from fire and draw we'll, should not
be less than sixteen inches square ina
side and built up from the cellar. Uso
good brick with clay, instead Of mortar.
up to the comb Plaster 1t inside with
clay mixed with salt Top with tho
best brick we'll wet and laid in cement
Do not let wood come too close to tho
brick and don't let the stovepipc como
nearer than eighteen inches to the cell.
ing.
Tho ricolite and green onyx quarries
now operated in Grant County, New
Mexico. mark most remarkable dis
covery. The stone forms true Hssuro
vein fifty feet wide and more than q
mile long. and it Is taken out in hugo
blocks and carried to ChicagoLwher
the quarries are owned-for use in in.
8 de and outside decorations Of houses.
The material is OF variety of colors-
dark green and cream. striped and mot
tied, also pink and salmon-is suscepti-
bic Of high polish. vcry tough. and tho
only stone Of the kind in the world that
can be carved.
"A prominent New Jersey cranberry
grower says that the New Jersey berries
this year are unusually fine, and will
bring four dollars per bushel Jersey
berries can be kept in good condition
from now until May or June of next
year, with little or no shrinkage, and
no loss to the owner. Cranberries are
grown in the poorest lands Of the county.
but yield large profit The people are
beginning to realize that the barren
lands which have hitherto been only an
expense can be utilized, and large sums |
Of money made from . very small in. |
vestment A grower who has had long |
experience in making and managing !
bogs said recently that . first-class bog !
can be made for from 5000 to $500 an |
acre, according to tho quality Of tho !,
bog. -H
"A New Yorker OF very limited
means recently got . bequest the news
of which was printed in tho papcr& As
soon as the fact became known, hc Ros 1
heavy mails that brought him letters
from oil kinds Of charitable societies in
need Of aid. and from . host OF the suf-
ferers BY impecuniosity; he also found
moro callers at his house than there
over before had been knockers ct his
doors. and he likewise enjoyed when in
tho streets the sight OF many moro
smiling faces than he had previously
becn acquainted with. Never until
this month had he realized tho
attractive power Of tho mightya He
now finds that his deceased bachelor
uncle. who left him bequest has en-
lowed him with something else not set
Town in the last will, to wit cynicism.
N. Y. Sun.
Mr.. Arthur came from England to
be ordained by Bishop Patteson, when
he headquarters Of the mission were at
. few miles from Auck-
and, on the coast OF the and-lOcked
,arboE Soon after his arrival In Auck.
and, ho hired boat to take him to tho
nission-station; there. to his surprise
10 found no wharf, no imposing row OF
buildings. no pier. and he had to wait
n the boat until some one could be got
o carry him ashore through the water.
n response to his shouts, . man, in Q
lannel shirt and trousers, waded out 1t /,
ast from the shore and gave . back"
o the newcomer. landing him dry ON ;;
he beach. In answer to inquiries for
he Bishops palace. . small building ,
lose by was pointed out and to fur .
her question Of "Where is the Bishop?"
he man in tucked-up hannels said: Il {,
N the Bishop - -s.r7 |;
q Orsaments For Millinery.
High coloring in millinery is further !
nlivsned by conspicuous ornaments in
most novel and unique designs First
all are antique Grecian buckles and
'ar-like weapons Of various shapes and !,
ICES, set with gems that are in all tints