St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Dryden married Lady Elizabeth
Howard, . shrcw Of marked ability.
She complained that he showed her no
attention. and wished herself book
that she might enjoy moro Of his So
ciety. "Wish yourself an almanac, my
dear; then I could change you every
year."
When Carlyle went to sit TO Sir
John Millais for his portrait. In Millais'
grand new house. he turned on the
stairway to ask: HAS paint done all
this Mr.. Millsis?' and, getting . smil.
ing answer in the Affirmative. remarked:
"Ah. well. IL shows what number Of
fools there arc In the world"
-Ex-Judge Noah Davis of New
York has said of the proposition to ex-
tend the rights Of suffrage TO women in
that state: There II love Of justice,
virtue. and honor and . discriminating
intelligence In women that will force
corruption ont Of politics. and make
men better. purer. and more at to take
part in the Management Of public A.
fairs"
Tho day after Black Friday. Mr..
Gould's old partner, Henry N. Smith.
shaking his finger in Mr.. Gould's face.
shouted: I'm live to nee the day, sir,
when you have to earn q living by 60
ing around this street with . hand
organ and . monkey" maybe you
will. Henry; maybe you WILL" was the
soothing response; land when l want
q monkey. Henry, I'll send for you"
Sir William Don was the tallest
officer in the English army. When
Quartered in Nottingham once. he was
met by two mechanics, one Of whom
thus addressed him: ''Sir William, me
and my mate as got q bet Of q quart of
ale about yer. and VIC wants to know
your ight," and Sir William made an
swer: my height ID six feet seven,
and yours il the height of impudence."
1t is said that . Spanish firm Of
publishers once produced work in
which one letter only got misplaced
through accident, and this is believed
to have been the nearest approach to
perfection that has ever been attained
IN book. 1t is further stated that An
English house had made great effort
to the same end. and issued proof
sheets to the universities with IN offer
of fifty pounds II any error was dis
covered in them, but in spite of this
precaution, several blunders remained
till the work issued from
the press .-
Eugene Field, the Chicago writer
and humorist, il visiting in Boston, and
the Advertiser of that city prints this
sketch Of him: ''Mr. Field looks some
where between twenty-five and ffty.
eight years old. His face is smooth.
and SO is much Of the rest of his
Uranium. ne looks the New Highlander
Of the Hosea Biglow type. and the only
thing that surprises one when he owns
mp to having been born in Massachu-
setts is that 1t was not New Hamp-
shire. His framelis tall and osseous,
and his hands, complexion, and fur
rowed facial surfaces would do no dis
credit to the worst specimen of tho
genus horny-handed labor"
The publishers Ct Herbert Spen-
,er's works have made public the fig
nres Of the total sales Of the philoso-
piers works to date. Tho gross re-
,eipts from all his works published |
Turing the past forty years are fso, 600,
IN average Of about $3.50 q year for
ais life's work. First Principles has
6. 400; principles Of Biology"
Is. 100; principles of Psychology" g..
IS; principles Of Sociology" f5. e25;
Principles Of Ethics" $3.50. The
mailer books have run through many
but the price IL so low that
he profits are very small. It is worth
loting that translation of the Thou
and and One Nights" brought to its
ate author . net profit of SIC, 500.