St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-11

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-Tenhysoa's '.Naad" Il . very CON.
plete story, told with flying hints and
musical echoeA - though Ariel hod
piped Il in the little Wild Island q The
Tempest"-Janes Smetham.
There are some advantages IN b.
ing . queen. Notice thepresents which
the queen Of Denmark received Ut her
last birthday. They included tortoise
shell fan studded with diamonds, some
superb black lace studded with diA-
monds,s rug Of cloth-of-gold and IN an
tique porcelain watch.
Dolly Adams, vito Of the second
president Of the United States, h &C.
credited with the honor Of preparing
the first Ice cream ever used In this
country. The occasion was . fcstivity
that followed the Inauguration Of
Warrington a president in the city Of
New York, in the year 17se. The name
Of Dolly Adams should be held in esteem
by al American young ladies.
The most noted member Of the Creek
nation il Gen. Porter. Of Muscogee, I. T.,
who has represented his people ssagent
1T the national capital for many yearA
He b very picture of Indian manhood
and vigor, for he Is tall, strs1ght and
swarthy. His eye glistens like IN
eagle'A His title Of general arose from
the skin with which he put IN end 70
the three Creek instructions in 1871,
1879 and 1884.
"A rival to 1.-THE beautiful whistler"
has appeared in Paris in the person Of
Count John Zamoisky, Polish noble
man, who some years ago married tho
daughter Of Marshal Pelissier. His
whistled notes arc of great richness and
hexibility, and of wonderful range. lie
can whistle the most intricate and bril-
liant compositions, and initiate canary,
. nightingale or thrush. The new whis-
tier has already met with great success
in the fashionable world at visnna.
The Meridian club Of New York Il
one Of the most social and informal Of
the literary clubs Of the city. and It Is
considered an honor TO be admitted 70
its membership Only thirty ladies en-
Joy this honor, but the number present
1t the monthly meetings is always aug
mented BY invitations Marion Har-
land, Mira Lyman Abbott, Mrs. Lillian
Belts, MrA Kate Epson Clarke, MrA
Margaret Sangster and Mrs. T. J. Back
~ are among its prominent members
in Paris - elsewhere the libraries
show that fully fifty per cent. Of the
books loaned out are novels. Dumas
leads the list Of popular authors. with
Eugene Sue second. Basaac IS going
out Of fashion, - h also George Sand.
OF contemporary authors lola il most
in demand, and second TO him Is Jules
Verne. Detective stories seem to have
had their day, Gaboriau and De Monte
pin now being comparatively neglected
Poets arc more read, in proportion to
novels, in France than In England, and
Victor Hugo is 1t the head Of his clasA
Mark Twain at home dresses very
plainly, n he thinks he can work better
II he wears working mems clothes He
h always glad TO receive visitors. and
invariably insists that they shall play
billiards with him. He has billiard and
pool tables in his residence, and il HIM
self IN expert player. There arc but
few who can beat him. He talks very
slowly, and drawls through his nose.
He ahu1acs when he walks, smokes .
clay pipe, and never laughs ct his own
3olseA Mark Twain II worth . million,
which b quite . respectable sum for .
man 70 make with his pen. It d said
that he has . morbid, half-crazy fear
that he will some day lose his fortune
and come to poverty. He seys he b
now engaged with . book on which he
has been At work, on and on. for 0-eT
twenty ycarA