St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-11-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY,

Harry A. Garfield, the eldest son oi
ex-President Garfield, Is professor in
the new law school of Western Reserve
university. at Cleveland, which Prcsi-
dent Charles +. Turing is just organ.
ixinE.
Frank Il. Stockton. the author of
''Rudder Grange. is At present doing
London. He has bright, dark eyes look
ing out from under broad forehead, .
sensitive mouth and a grayish. peaked
mustache.
The little queen of Holland now
counts q colonel's uniforms pretty
conglomeration of colored cloths and
gold-among her wardrobe treasures.
This is for service in the post EN-
peror William assigned her to at the
head Of the Second Westphalian infan-
try.
Gen. Lew Wallace aid not originate
his great ''Isen Hur" chariot race. but
he did. il appearA originate the novelty
Of courtship by telegraph. An old tele-
graph operator, now an editor, says that
he transmitted ardent messages from
Gen. Wallace to his future wife a. far
back rs 1852.
Mr.. Theodore West. ono Of the old
est railway engineers in England, and
Mt present and for many years. super
intendent Of the locomotive department
OF the Northwestern railway of EI-
gland. will be the guest of the Balti-
more 4 Ohio railroad at the Worlds
Columbian exposition next year.
Marquis Guiccioli. the new Italian
ambassador ut Berlin. is granddaughter
of the beautiful Countess Guiccioli,
whom Byron loved. and who proved to
be the last Of the English barsi's roman
tic conquests. The marquis was for
merly mayor Of Rome. and is said TO
have inherited fair share Of his great
aunt's good looks
John Il. Keeling. the policeman on
duty in Cooper Union. is one Of the
bookworms Of the department He is
. student Of history and devotes much
OF his leisure to tho examination of
historical data. His knowledge Of Irish
history is exceptionally good, and many
persons go to him when they want .
AuOSty question SctVlcO.
A Philadelphia muthoress. Miss
Laura n. Ford. has purchased ten acres
of land on one of tlse highest SUBMITS
of the Green mountains in the heart Of
. wilderness. where she proposes to
clear the forest. pioneer fashion, and to
form c summer colony. She has
christened the place Rome. because of
the seven mountain pinnacles that
tower above in.
DIR. Holmes library. . California
visitor says. is absolutely lined with
books. every one Of them especially
priced by its owner. I'VE have Just
culled out the best. my secretary and
l." the doctor said. Each month brings
a multitude. Int we keep here only
those love to have about me. like to
preserve most editions of my own
works. he added playful
Joseph Senior. whose death occurred
recently, was famous in England for
the verses he wrote while toiling at his
forge ms a cutler in Sheffield. He pub
lished his poetry under the title a
''Smithy Rhymes and Sti.hy Chimes"
nuA sHC UooN tshu u I0ikC Suit. AZ Tic
age of sixty-five Mr.. Senior was stricken
with blindness. and he thcnceforth de-
voted himself entirely to vcrse-making.
Hall Cainc. the novelist. lives in a |
pretty cottage called ''Thc Haw-
in the heart Of the beautiful |
Westmoreland lake country. made fa- |
nous by Wordsworth. COlcridge and |
Southey. He has typical Celtic face.
not unlike that of Shakespeare in its |
and dresses untidily, and is |
lazy in most things At present he is |
ut work upon nm idealistic life Of Jesus,
which he believes will prove his master
piece.
On the road from khandala to the /
famous cave Of karli. in India, says |
Miss North. in her recently published |
''Recollections Of Happy Life" she
came upon "a splendid tree Of Jonesia
asolxa. full Of orange flowers and deli
ate leaves The priest Of the temple |
found me one fine Eowrr growing /
through n honcycomb full Of honey,
which had been built round its stem.
Did the buds push their way through
The honey and wax. or was the thing /
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