St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-14


The Columbia gas well 1t McKces
port Pa, was plugged up with tho 70
suit that all the water wells In the
neighborhood began to bubble and 50
taste Of petroleum that they weFo unfit
for usc.
The WIN Of George Merritt. ono Of
the old California pionesrA provides
that band Of music must preeede the
funeral cortege and that refreshments
must be served 1t the close Of The cere-
monieA
The greatest bird cage on the con.
tinent is said to b, the Grand Central
noisy English sparrows swarmther BY
the thousands and nest in the great
arching roof girderA
The San Francisco board Of trade,
which is In faeta local-developmeat or
ganization. IS discussing tie feasfbility
Of maintaining . training ship from
which the merchant marine Of the Pa
ci6c may be recruited.
"A New York police captain carries
about what looks to be IN ordinary
umbrella. but which II in reality .
oreech-loading gun-barrel Il can be
fred rapidly and has . magazine for
one hundred cartridges
DIR. WilliamA Hsmmond says that
even well-to-do Americsns requips moro
rest than any other people in the world
and got less He thinks human Being
should have . successiou Of labors Ind
diversions - . farm hes IotAtioN Of
CXVRIA - fs
One morning. while making repairs
to . residence in Moulton t0wnship,
Ohio. carpenters came upon . neat Of
bats in . window casing They killed
2So OF the animals. which ranged in
size from IN inch to seven incAes In
length.
"A cook fell overheard from .
schooner ON the lakes recently, md
was stunned by the fall CoosequeuGly
he remained under water for half IN
hour without inconvonience 20 far -
drowning was concerned. and was In .
few minutes after his rescue - well -
usual
There is hotel in Boston that Il
frequently mistaken for . church by
strangers who pass one Of its entrances.
At the end of the corridor and visible
from the street there Il peculiar feat
ure Of the stairway which. from . lit
tie distance, resembles the pipes Of IN
organ.
The Astorian says that - Iir.
Alexander. IN Oregon sheep raiser. WIS
driving herd Of ten thousand mut1on
sheep through KlickitaA county 70 the
Sound market recently . small eanyon
was reached which the hegders did MOT
see. and when the front sheep came. TO
it the rear ones pushed them ahead I'M
til there was bridge formed with The
struggling and dying lesdsra The
rest Of the band passed over. and when
the herders arrived they found three
hundred and sixty dead and dying
sheep
-''Starboard," which haa always
been disputed BY scholars . 70 its
meaning. has at la1e boen 0xplain1d
with satisfactory authority. Mr.. X.
Keat says that d.. Kingsley informs
him that - 'btaEboard'' e. by eomnQn
consent, from 'steer-board," the siae
on which the helmsman stood to grasp
the steering paddle. % larboard II
from ''Iter-6oard," the empty aide,
where the steersmaa dida't stand In
Voyages" there Il this
passage about Ohthere: ''Whereupon
hs tooks his voyage .dirsetly nnsth
along the coast having upon his stesre-
boord alwsyes the desert land, and
upon the lesreboord The maine oes.np'
-Georgia has . unique railroad tr0in.
which Is described BY the Atlantis Con
ltitutiou." It runs from Chanblee mp
On the Air Line road out 70 Roswell .
distance Of only about fifteen miles. but
The little train b famouA It conalgoD
of one car. which i divided into three
IN engine without any
Df the modern improvements. without
EVEN . tender. the wood being piled mp
IN the cab Az soon - everyb body gets
IN the train starts. There = No pso-
bell-ringing or warning fro1
he engine. but you are of. bumping
md rolling around q the rate Of about
nine miles IN hour before you know -
"A St Bernard dog became involved
b quarrel with two eurs 1t Wilming-
on. Del The eurs snapped ard growlea
It the canine bully, which turned s1d
made the little fellows ''ki-yi" An
'ther dog. which was watching the row.
aw that The ours wese getting TIE
worst Of the fight and immedistely
tarted for help At Whiteman's livery
table he found three eolliss and an.
'ther large dog to whom the situstion
vas quickly explained By barkA Tho
our stable dogs mads dash for Tie
'orner. When the St Bernard saw Tie
coming he foand that
v had important business In re dbec-
ION Of Market street The cuE3 thanked
he collies for their timely aid By wag-
ing their tails. and the collies went
,ack 70 the stabla
he GOT MARRIED.
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