St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Gov. McKinley's relations with Mr.
Walker began when the former gentle
man was . young and struggling law
yer. Mr.. Walker at that time mad,
advances of money to him to tide hin
over difficult places The pccuniary
debt was repaid, but Mr.. Mckinley nj
ways felt that he was still under N
obligation to his friend for the kind
ness exhibited.
-Rudyard Kipling's father expresses
the opinion that one Of the best pieces
of work his SON has done, . sketch that
is absolutely Photographic in its dis
tinctness," is the ''City Of Dreadful
Night" ''On . hot night" says Kip
ling pere. ''there is NO more fearful
place in the world than Lahore. It ID
hell with the lid on"
Gen. Abram Daily, one of the few
survivors Of the war Of 1919, died in
Brooklyn recently Of old age. being half
way along in his seventy-ninth year. For
many years he and another fine old fel-
low had raised the flag in New Yorl,
city on Evacuation day, but about .
year ago the other veteran died, and on
the last anniversary the old general
was not able to be present
-Paderewslxi was invited to tea by .
New York millionaire and the pianist
rather coldly referred his intended host
to his agent at Chickering hall. When
the agent was seen the first question he
asked was: II suppose Mrs. v. will ex-
pect Paderewski to play?' 81 suppose
So" ''Then NJ. Paderewski will accept
your invitation ~ an engagement" :"
20. very well, il you prefer to put it
that way" returned the millionaire.
What are the terms?" Three thou
sand dollars for one piece and NJ. Pa
derewski will consent to . single en-
core!" The terms were not accepted.
The late Admiral Sir Arthur Cum
ming was in his youth the hero of
deed Of great daring. Just fifty years
ago, when he was lieutenant in COM
mand Of the pinnace of the Frolic. he
boarded piratical slave ship, the Vim
cedora, and found himself the only En-
glishman on deck, for his boat was
beaten hack by the waves from the
SLAYER. In this critical position the
young lieutenant showed the stun Of
which he was made by shooting down
The man at the wheel and keeping the
Spanish crew at bay with drawn pis-
tolls until his own boat came alongside
again.
Near one of the cheap publishing
houses in New York city is Literary
shop" in which many Of the cheap
stories which food the country are
made. In this building not only the
printing and publishing are done. but
here are also Offices for the so-called
authors. Many Of these are occupied
n condensing and remodeling stories
which have already had large circula-
ion. Most of the stories. however, are
fought from the cheap publishing
,ouses, and are absolutely the refuse of
III the stories written in the country,
ubbish that no weu-known house
would dare publish.
-Threescore years ago, says the Bos-
on Gazette, when the elder Quincy
represented Massachusetts, in the lower
louse at Washington, he was noted as
me of the leaders of the Hartford con-
ention wing of the federal party, in
with Harrison Gray Otis,
ohm Quincy Adams, Timothy Bigelow,
nd others. He was fearless partisan,
nd ON more than one occasion gave |
,ortal offense to both political sides Of |
he house. He particularly drew the |
re Of John Randolph, Of Roanoke. At
he close Of one Of Quincy's csustic
peeches, Randolph arose, and, point
,g his index finger q favorite gesture)
oward Quincy, said: The speaker, the
entleman from Massachusetts,, soils |
he very carpet on which he stands"