St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-16
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-Pricei for Thoroughbred rans dii
not range 20 high last year in Australi,
n they die the previous year. At . 10
cent sale 1T Adelaide. south Australia
the highest price paid was about $ss'
for two.yesrold ram, while another
went at shout $50. the rest making
prices frosa $50 down 70 $50.
-Outside passengers BY one Of th,
London rcad car services were recently
astonished 70 find fixed to their seats I
fu"nel containing IN umbrella which
might be used without extra charge OF
wet dayA The only condition attached
to its employment was the modest ne
quest that IL should be replaced.
The lectures which Carlyle deliv
cred in 1853, hitherto unpublished, are
about TO be presented TO the public
Tho late 7. C. Anstey. at one time
member Of parliament for Youghal.
took . verbatim report Of the lectures
and 1t his death willed the manuscript
TO the Royal Asiatic society. under
whose auspices they will now be given
general circulation.
-Oue Of the most curious discoveries
which tho Chartered Company have
made in their exploration Of Msshona-
land 10 an iron mountain, which evi-
IDENTIFY riSalss the Elseuerx. in Syria.
The nativss call il the Taba Insimpi.
1t lies to Te northeast Of Fort Victoria,
and. acco4ding to the company's OH
cials. il iss one solid mass of iron ore.
containing millions and millions Of tons.
The o.,ly woman living who wit
messed che battle Of Waterloo is Nine.
de VelariOla. now ninety-eight years
old. but N full possession of all her
faculties. On the eventfui battlc-day,
she and her sisters-then the Miles.
Capran-ssood in . neighboriug wind
mill. and witnessed the defeat Of the
French army. and the same evening she
helped caFe for the wounded on the hat
tle-field.
Some; years ago . merchant in
Glasgow. Scotland. willed . large sum
to establish and maintain Q suburban
home for any sixteen unfortunate busi-
ness men Bearing the name of Buchan-
IN. The .iome Is built, and ready for
occupantS to support whom the sum
OF 5000 is annually spent; yet there
does not appear I" be any needy man
in the city who bears the name which
entities HIM TO support in that home.
In lse1. when the English started
on their expedition to Abyssinia. they
carried with them . good supply Of
bright new Maria Theresa dollars
coined fot them in Vienna, but this coin
met web defined mistrust on the part
Of the nstives, since il looked 80 sur
prisingly new. Yet the Maria Theresa
dollar is the only available one in all
this part If the Dark continent The
conqueritsg tour Of this coin was
achieved ;sith remarkable rapidity.
IN ISdia, there arc three classes
who cult: ate the soil: one. the Drones,
or Brahu;ins: two. (Dadnee) Chamor
slaves: ard three. the actual tillers,
Kachies, Boobies. Ahirs and Gorrarias.
The Brah,nins are the largest owners,
but they .wn the fewest cattle, % they
arc comselcd to depend upon the
poorer glasses to plow their fields.
Honest laab0r, to the Brahmins, means
SO that agricultural work
ID only performed in . half-hearted
way. and with poor farming imple-
UentA
The S,ecent annual report Of the
local government board in England
gives the number of paupers relieved
rs 7S9. 73G about one thirty eighth of
the population. This may seem .
large nursber. but not only IL il less
than thsH reported for many years
since lslG but the ratio has fallen most
Allowing for the growth of
had the ratio renamed the
same ~ fOr lslo. the number for 1890
would hase been l.S4l.5 The total
cost was sbout $4o. 600 600 New York
Independent
"A curious story comes from Wengh-
siang. The town suffers from inuuda-
lions Of tie Yellow river. and two years
ago . movement was started BY the
local magistrate to build breakwater.
The chief difficulty lay In the want of
large stones. Suddenly,
however, to the establishment Of the
. heavy storm of wind and
rs:n delu:.ed the country and brought
down IN endless quantity Of huge
stones exactly suited to the purpose.
The people naturally regarded the in
:ident -. . direct manifestation Of Di-
vinc power IN aid Of . great public un-
aertakins. and the governor of the dis
trict cites . fact which eonclusively
proves tie supernatural origin Of the
svent One Of tho stones. - says.
which WIS As large n . house. was In
scribed with seal eharacters. two OF
which. meaning work" and 'stone."
he was able to deciphef.