St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Lie "A ILL., ANOe SOs
I OF GENERAL INTEREST.
I'VE learn from Prof. Alcxandss
Wilder that IL dsatA penalty in the
state Of New York was vireaally abol-
ished in 1850. but il was re-enacted in
1851. He says that several W6nbers Of
The legislature Of Quaker birth voted
II it, restoration.
The average daily attendance 1T
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in
New York City is s,s7a The South
Kensington museum in London has an
average attendance Of 73o; the British
museum in London. col; the Smith
sonian institution 1T Washington, 800;
the Boston museum, 100.
The greatest work Of printing ever
undertaken Is supposed TO be the publi-
lation by the government pEinti0g
Office of l0,oo0 copies Of the Records Of
the War of the Rebellion" in 40 royal
octave volumes of 500 pages each at .
cost of 81 ,360, 900. This work win prob
ably be finished next year. -
| AT the last meeting Of the New
York State Homeopathic Medical society
| it was unanimously voted that its leg
islative committee should request Of the
next legislature suitable laws to Ieseict
marriages among persons tainted with
crime. insanity and disease. The COM
mittee has hard job before it tosug4est
suitable scientific laws" and we have
not yet seen the result Of their dclibera-
| tions.
"A heliotrope hedge. two hundred feet
long, Is TO be seen on tia premises Of .
Ventura (Cal) florist II was plaated
several and low posts and wires
arranged to support the plants. but they
have now grown to . height Of six feet
above the walk, and great branches Of
purple, lavender and white blossoms
send out clouds ofsweetneas and attract
humming- birds. bees and butterflies Of
gorgeous huesA
The Columbus manuscripts on exhi-
bition at the worlds fair include tho
most interesting and precious histor-
ical documents in the world Among
them are the original contract made
with Columbus by the sovereigns OF
Spain, and the original commission
given him by them before he undertook
his voyage. These manuscripts arc
loaned by the duke Of veragua, the
descendant of Columbus.
The London Vegetarian brings this
news about home: NewYork has twenty
six ambulances fitted with padded beds.
soft pillows, and all lconveniencesforc com
fortably conveying invalids or the vic
Tins Of accident to the various hospitals
Under the drivers seat are the surgeons
appliances. splints, bandages. etc, and
the attending physician has . handbag
of restorative remedies. antidotes and
stimulants.-Health Monthly.
Some one finds the situation IN re-
gard to marriage and divorce hopeful
in reviewing and presenting the follow.
ing statistics. The divorces have been
about 10. 400 annually In the United
States for the past twenty years. but
this is only one per cent of the number
Of marriages, and there h nothing In
the world that human beings undertake
to do that can show 80 small . percent
age Of total failures - marriage.
i Little Luther, shop-girl Of Bridg-
Dort, Conn, held aloof from her COM
pGnions, and to punish her six Of the
aSif1s dropped . barrel over her head.
tipped it upon the Aoor, and rolled il
with the girl inside. The rolling pro-
eess was continued for four minutes
4nd then Lille was found unconscious
An. hour later she was resuscitated and
began shrieking in . pitifnl manner.
iShe probably viii never regain her in
tellect.
:-EElegant passenger steamships 3re
70 be put ON the great lakes at the
opening Of navigation next year, and
Americans who enjoy travel In their
own country win have IN opportunity
to visit the grand lakes and forest
scenery Of the northwest in comfort
able and even luxurious boats From
Buffalo to Duluth by tho slow, conn
fortress boats which have hitherto
piled on these waters for the transfer
ence Of passengers and freight the
romantic journey has been accom-
plishcd In six days; but by the new
line. II its plans arc carried out, only
passenger win b transported, and the
distance viii b made in two or three
dayA
i'm New Jersey. On . branch Of the
Pennsylvsnia railroad. seven miles
from Belmar and four from New Bed
ford, II the deserted village Of Allairc.
lt stands in tho center Of tract of cul-
tiv.ted land, over one thousand acres
in extent The SCORE or more Of build
ings are built in the colonial style,
which would indicate their ago to be
over one hundred years, 1t least. The
most important Of the ruins, - show
ing the kind Of work which was once
done there, il that of large iron foun-
dry. The old church In which the VII
layers oncs w@shiped u kept in good
repair and b still used By the church
going people Of the surrounding coun-
try. The story runs that the village
was deserted on the failure Of the COM
pany owning the foundry.
PesPss Who Survived sealpang.
In San Francisco there lives . man 1t
The present time named Carroll Bron-
ION. pioneer Of the Sellirk mountains
IN British Columbia. who was seslped
By the Sioux Indians in 1853, and still
enjoys comparatively good health, al
though more than seventy-Ave years Of
lge. He was quite IN Indian fighter In
hin time and his face IL Scared from
lrrow wounds received in many . hard
Ought battle. The marking Of tho
'calping i not visible except when he
ifts his long, white hair from the side
# his head. then IL shows . great eircu-
ar scar extending from above his ri4ht