St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

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The poplar was undoubtedly iAIwA
20 the aneients for its invaluable dive
ing properties q many Of their fabrics
which have been preserved give unmis-
taxable evidence Of having been tinted
by similar dye. The colors made from
this base arc rich, beautiful and pjtt
manenb .fFM F-Ft s-s.
I'm different parts of the country
have long existed number of magic
stones said TO possess the most remark.
able properties Tradition tells how
certain so-ealled speaking stones"
called ont when . dead body was placed
upon them. or contradicted . person
who swors falsely By them
The Georgia city Of Macon Is ~.
joicing over the fact that the Ocmulgee
river Is now navigablc from the city
to the Atlantic ocean," and has within
year become an important highway
Of commerce, through the improve
ments made by the gcvernp. ent engi-
been noted q fine stream for catfish.
More than any other state of the
union the state of Georgia has retained
the Indian names Of its rivers. and
most Of them have q musical sound, n.
for example. the Ocmulgee. the Chopee.
the Ogeechee, the Cannouchee, the
Oconee. the Chattahoochee. the SAL
tilla. the Altamaha, and otherA Flor
ida Is another state that has retained
many OF the Indian names of its rivers.
This word Of encouragement is of.
fcred by some kind-hearted woman to
girls who lament their bright locks:
THE GATHERINGS who made Russia
great had red hair: 80 had Maria Their
esq, who saved Austria aud made it the
empire that it is; so had Anne of Aus
tria, who ruled France for so long; so
had Elizabeth of England. and Gather.
inc Borgia. rs we'll Is Marie Antoinette.
whose blonde tresses had in them .
CLINT Of gold", Mary Stuart Queen Of
Scotia might be added to the list
AT aD experience meeting held IN an
eastern city. the various soealxcrs told
what had beel,the objects Of their am-
bition IN early life. One Of them had
wanted to be president Of the United
States another to get rich. another to
have plenty Of nincsr picy another to
Be military dictator like Napoleon.
another to own pony. another to be
. preacher. another = lawyer. another
blacksmith, and another . naval
commauder. Only. two Of all the
speakers had attained the object Of
their early ambition.
The fox that lost his tail in trap
afterward explained to his brother
foxes that it was fashionable to 60 tail
less, and ho suggested that they should
follow his example. Something like
this appears ia shave happeued In the
comet world When Biela's comet ap-
psared in 1874 i was fou.d to have been
split in two and to have lost its tail Prof
Barnard. Of the Licl1obs< rvatory. has
now discovered p taifless comet, which
would indicate that Biela's cratic trav-
eler has been more successful in setting
the fashion than VISA Esop's fox.
John Brooks. Of Syracuse. has
brought suit against the publishers of
the Jewish Gazette for libel in calling
him . Christian. laying his damages at
8, 500. In his complaint he says that
the publication has held him up
"wickedly t. the scorn Of his fellows"
He says Il WAS made with malicious in |
tent and that since the publication he
had been drought into scandal. in |
fanny, and disgrace with and among his |
to the extent to cause It to |
be suspected and believed by said |
neighbors and citizens tlse he had been |
Euilty Of Die offence Of Ming . Chris
tian."
Before the invention Of the JAG |
guard loom. carpets were either of ,
very simple pattern. or, If elaborate in
their designs. necessarily very exc
pensive The ancient royal manu- |
factory Of the Gobelins in Paris has |
always occupied the first place in re-
gard 10 artistic perfection. Some Of
The carpets produced there cost from
100, 900 to zoo. 600 francs, requiring five
10 ten years for their completion. None
Df them have been for sale since the
rear 1901 They have been presented
10 the different sovereigns of Europe,
md are only TO be found in tho palaces
II courts.
Since there are women who bestow
my amount Of thought time and
money upon their pet dogs it is not
that the fashions in dogs
millinery, jewelry, etc. are constantly
.hanging. A short time ago jeweled
collars and chain bracelets were all
he rage; these are now considered old
fashioned The latest style is a collar
Il white patent leather. ornamented
With . bow Of ribbon or velvet the ex-
vet shade worn BY doggy's fair owner.
sometimes the collar is Of dull leather.
With the name OF the dog perforated
Ind stitched with gold or silver thread;
,ut In all cases the collar must be white
md the bow must match It's mistress
and shades Of all kinds
,eing out Of favor with dogs Of fashion.