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

OF GENERAL INTEREST.
-Snu2 he's been made from . very
early period. first and most largely BY
the Spanish. who prepared it with care
and scented IL with various materials.
Next the low countries, Scotland and
England extended and popularised the
use Of snu6.
The American colonies prior to the
revolution used the currency Of Great
Britain mainly. Only some subsidiary
coins were minted in the colonies, and
these were all Of copper, excepting in
Massachusetts,, where silver shillings
were coined for several years.
-Rarton Turner, . man found In
Peekskill BY the New York census TAX
ers, gave the names of seven wives
whom he had married in his time. They
had survived marriage with him periods
ranging from two weeks to twenty-nine
yearA He Is now eighty-one years old.
Coffee bleachcs and improves with
age, but old co1fecs, which used to Be
highly esteemed, are now no longer OBJ
tainable, as the prices of coffee have
been 20 high that the planters have hur-
ried their product to market instead Of
keeping 1t, a was often the custom In
the olden time.
What's in . name? A very great
deal. II you happen to be born in
Maine. One Maine man has afflicted
his offspring with such names n
Taught, Orlando. Theopevander, Ser
pets, Salonic and Serena While .
Maine girl has for . full name Carrie
Annie Mary Louise Nellie Poolcr.
Some of the New York hotels pro-
vide chaperons for female guests unac-
quainted with the city. A shopping
tour, under the guidance Of ono Of
them, soon familiarizes . stranger with
the city. Many ladies find this oecupa-
ton pleasant and remunerative. Tho
charge for their services is $3.50 . day.
Some Of the younger squaws Of the
looking and better educated than many
of their white sisters. Alice, the eight
een-year-old daughter Of John Francis,
the big hunter and trapper Of the
Penoh.,cot, is . very pretty and graceful
girl, with dark, lustrous eyes, and .
clear olive complexion. She speaks En-
Rlish, French and the Tarratine dialect,
plays the piano, makes many kinds Of
fancy work and has travelled some.
There arrived recently in New York
. number Of wild animals Some are to
enter geological gardens, and some are
TO enter circus menageries. There
were spotted leopards, hyenas, one
tiger, four wolves, one zebra, and some
other animals. The daily papers did
not report any interviews, 20 we do not
know what they think Of America, or
whether they are glad to get here. All
the animals were well when they landed;
they were confined in cages while on
shipboard.
Cheerful music was 80 admired by
Frederick Moet, . wealthy gentleman
of Buffalo, N. Y, that he gave instrue-
tions to his relatives 70 have plenty of
It at his obsequies. When mis- body was
passed into the Buffalo crematory there
was waits music from an excellent
band, and . quartette sang several pop
ular melodies. When the body had been
reduced to ashes, the funeral party
went to . restaurant and enjoyed .
diuner provided at the re-
quest Of the deceased.
"A census bulletin was issued last
week, showing that in the United States
there are S,715 incorporated and unin-
corporated towns having more than
I 900 inhabitants. 1t appears that there
Arc seven cities having over 400, 900 in
habitants, twenty-onc having between
100, 900 and l00. 900, three having BE-
tween 81, 900 and 100, 200, sixty-six hav-
Ing between $4,000 and $4,000, ninety
two having between 5000 and $4,000, |
lSs having between 10000 and $1,000, |
md 3, ,S6l having between 1000 and TO-.
boo.
The remedies for the grip are al
most a numerous - the cases Of that |
dreaded malady. Ono was tried BY
Parrot, Of Dillsboro, III, at
The suggestion of . well-meaning
friend. between whom and the unfort-
mate Parrot there is now . chilling
coolness. The friend told Parrot that
his grip would be driven from his sys-
lem in ten hours by q warm I've hath.
Parrott followed his friends instruc-
lions, and the warm lye caused the pa
lent to shed his skin like . snake, and
removed his hair and beard. He is now
n bald ~ billiard hall, and his cuticle
III over his body il as smooth as that Of
! freshly slxinned CALI But the grip IL
rome.
"A gifted parrot is owned by John
3ewey, Of Noanlk, Conn. The bird was
.aptured in Mexican forest thirty-fve
'ears ago by its present owner, and
,rought to this country. It speaks En-
,lish fuently, and il 50 respectful that
vhen Il has cause for anger . foreign
ongue il chosen to express its indigna-
ion. In other words, IL fears TO offend
'olite ears by swearing in English; il
relieves itself by cursinR
igorously and vehenently in Spanish.
{ takes It's place at the table with the
amily, in . chair that Just fits IL, and,
nth . napkin under its neck, feeds
Eself With . spoon held in one claw,
vhile IL rests On the other. Its favurite
let II Ice cream. |,
Ths ElsAerass - Lake sspeesse.
At little Port Arthur alone the figures
{ the fishing industry for the market
re astonishing. In 1883 the dshermen
here caught 5000 pounds of white
sh, so, 900 pounds Of lake trout, $500
{ sturgeon. $1,000 pounds Of pickers,
nd q, 900 pounds Of other Ash, or moro
han . million ponnds in al. They did 9
his with IN investment Of SS,0o0 in
oats and 10000 in gill and pound nets.
his yield nearly al went to . ChicaRo
aclking company, and II il in the main
hicago and Cleveland capital that 10