St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-29
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

| VI 0eWe6A1 JWUeHeSJ.
] "A book published in Philadelphi.
In lSs: contains this information 10
!: specting some brcweries just built neal
that city: Several lager beer cstab
lishments will be noticed. These brew.
cries are of very recent origin and lager
beer is to many IN unknown beverage.
II 10 . German drink, of which they ara
very fond, and is similar in taste and
appearance to porter"
Tom Cole. . white man, who was
reported to have killed man At Birm-
ingham, Ala. some weeks ago. eludcd
. close search by the aid of . clever dis
Ruise. He wore . wig of wool. stained
his face and hands and made himself up
rs Q negro He remained in the vicin-
ity OF where the crime was committed.
though detectives were searching the
neighborhood for him. He was finally
captured at hotel where he was living
Is . negro
"A lawyer from . small Atlantic
coast city in looking over New York
harbor from Brooklyn heights found .
double enjoyment. partly in the beauty
and activity Of the scene. partly from
the fact that the troubled waters
brought to his mind many q well-fought
admiralty case. Perhaps nine-tcnths
of the admiralty business of this couu-
try originates in and about New York
harbor, and the swift tides that meet
of the Battery are responsible for law
suits in every maritime state of the
union.
"A careless lad down in Edgeficld
county, s. C., carried . raw turnip and
. quantity Of matches in the same
pocket During this unfortunate jux-
opposition he was caught in . rain
storm and thoroughly soaked Then
he ate the turnip and soon after doc
tor had to be called The doctor was
puzzled for some time until he examined
. small remaining fragment of the
turnip, when he discovered that it was
impregnated with the pois-
on of the match heads, which had been
dissolved by the rainwater.
The Corcoran art gallery. in WASH
ington. is to be greatly enlarged. The
institution long since outgrew its pres
ent accommodations The trustees have
purchased q piece of ground
opposite the state depart
ment, at Seventeenth street and New
York avenue. upon which they will
erect building with q frontage of 2Sl
Eeet on Seventeenth street, 10 feet on
New York avenue and l5o feet on f
street When finished the addition will
an outlay Of q. 90, 900. exclus-
sc of the ground, which cost about
'l50, 600.
Alfred p. Robinson, the new chief J
Justice of Delaware, comes from George |
own the ancient and somnolent seat J
4 Sussex, the most southern county Of |
he state. The chief justice receives a
alary of q. 500 year and some allow
'nces for travelling expenses. Oddly
uOugh, the chief justice. the highest !
ourt Of Delaware, is not its presiding |
udgc. That dignity belongs to the
an officer who ordinarily |
'olds court all alone. The court of sp-
Gals fathers all the judges of the state,
i've in number. The only other Judge
n Delaware, except a federal judge, is
he municipal judge Of Wilmington.
During the revolution Maine was
cry little disturbed, but during the
'ar Of 1sl: that district suffered much.
he British held possession of = part of
he countcy, but their rule was compar-
lively mild after they gained foot
old. Maine continued to be district
Massachusetts, until 1870, when on
[arch Is il was admitted into the
nion as state. For more than half .
.ntury the governments of the United
tates and Great Britain were involved
J q controversy concerning the eastern ,
of Maine, which the treaty
1888 did not accurately define. The /,
spute was finally settled in 1874
ainc was twice invaded by confcder. I
'es during the civil war.
Two young fellows who were TAX
g . pedestrian tour through the Berk-
lire hills recently lost their way after
aking the ascent of Mount Everett,
I'd at nightfall were glad to seek
,arters at . lonely farmhouse The :
oman in charge got mp an excellent
PIPER, killing chicken for them.
I'VE them clean, comfortable beds and :
ID . savory breakfast ready in tho
orninR. When they asked how much
ey should pay her she replied. in .
way, that rs times were .
tile hard she would have to charge 9
em more than they might like to pay.
1t twelve and one-half cents apiece
ould be satisfactory. She was aston !
he'd when they gave her q dollar, snd
obably thinks 70 this day that she
ltertained Vandcrbilts unawareA
"A business man in New York city !,
ho Is up to his ears in the work neces-
~ to gather capital to float an enter. !,
ise, and at the same time to keep in
rmation of the nature Of 1t away from
lsy rivals, found time last week to I
y: did you ever think that . patent 2
es not patent in this country? Well,
8 . fact All that the patent Office e
e is to give you . paper with some .
riting on it, but II another man steals G
ur idea, and goes TO manufacturing
ur invention. the patent Office will 2
{ lift . finger to protect you or stand "
its own decision. The fact that 2
u'vc got . patent Is . point in your q
ror. but you've got to hire lawyers Il
d hight the thief in the courts, and il q
can stand Il to hire lawyers longer Z
IN you can, that settles you, and you
ght as well make him . present of .,
ur invention" h