St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-09

l -000. AOeo0, OF the kre0C0 any
has enlisted the plow In the service d
war for tie hasty preparatioa Of iR
1EenchmentA 4 half . dooen fuTroWa
which run parallel On the lie selected
make IL poasibls 70 throw up intreneh
Dents In greatly laas time than when
the earth had 70 be loosened by II
spade alone.
The form Of etiquette which Pro.
walls at the vice regal drawing-roooa
held BY the lord lieutenant Of ireland
In Dublin Il NO doubt peculiar. It h
the lord lieutenant's privilege 70 kial
the ladies presented 70 him. . practica
introduced BY George w., when he
visited Ireland In 1881, aud maintained
By every viceroy since that date.
From . return presented 70 the En.
Rliah parliament it appears that during
1So3 the total number Of accidental
deaths In England, by shooting, VA
10: suicidal. ~; homicidal; .. and
otherwise not known. IL. making q
total Of $50. The number Of persons
sentenced TO death during the year fos
murders committed with revolvers wa
twenty-five.
Rewards were given In India last
year for the slaying Of 974 tigers. ~
penthers. ISL bears and IS wolvea In
the last four years there have been de-
stroyed more than 1000 tigers. 1900
papthers, 500 hears and 800 wolves On
the other hand, wild beasts killed ST
people and 1850 cattle last year, and
there were 90 deaths Of human beings
from snake bite.-Toronto Globe.
I'm Switserlsnd the orange and
myrtle blossoms. those graceful sym
bols 1t weddings. And their substitute
in 0ruyere cheese. A fact! You may
take our word for It On the day Of
her marriage the bride receives . whole
Gruyere cheese, which b religioualy
preserved In the family. A time goes
on, various marks and notches are cut
into il, which serve TO record the
birthA marriages, deaths. etc, occur
ring in the household and among the
relatives. Anyhow It may always serve
- provision for . rainy day.
Two years ago the French heart
was fred with enthusiasts for the
Franco Russian union by nightly per
formances at Parisian cafes chantants,
students balls and thesters Of the Rus
sian national hymn. Il h not many
years since the Austrian government
felt obliged 70 prohibit the perform
an~e Of the Rakoczy march in Hun
gary and eonfscated all copies Of the
muaic found in the shopa Now IL ap-
pears that rioting has begun in San
Spain, because Of the refus-
n Of . theatrical orchestra to play the
patriotic tune Of the .Basquea. Thus
again is verified the wisdom of the
adage respecting the superior potency
Of . peoples songs over their lawA-N.
Y. Tribune.
The total cost Of the mosque of st.
Sophia st Constantinople has been vari-
ously estimated. Ancient authorities
give the sum n equal TO d. .ooo, 900 Of
either gold or silver. which Il not ex-
pressly stated. Gibbon inclines 70 the
latter. and puts the total cost at the
least computation Is over q, ,0o0, ,0o0 A
later writer on the subject Neale, ex-
presses his belief that gold was intend
ID. According TO this supposition the
II this can be believed posi-
bic, woald have reached the en0rmous
sum Of e65, ,0o0. 900. Il II also stated
hat the dome Of the Tabernacle was of
pure gold. and surmounted BY cross
seventy-live pounds aSd en-
trusted with precious stones. All the-i
'acred vessels were Of gold. The altar
:loths were embroidered with gold and
pearls, and the altar itself WAS COM
,osed Of . mass Of molten gold, into
which were thrown precious Jewels
Ind every object which could raise its |
:ostliness TO the highest imaginable d.
yrce.