St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Archbishop Satolli has only men
servants in his house. His interpreter
is the only one who speaks English
He has but one fad, and that il . fond
ness fm birds In almost every room
Of the house there II cage Of birds.
and the whole residence seems like
mammoth svisFy.
"A nominee for congress in one OF
the New York city districts. to hll
vacancy. is Mr.. Lemuel e. QuigR.
whose initials, as . staff writer. have
appeared under some of the most Inn
portant matter, political and other
wise, that has been published in the
New York Tribune.
1T is said that Harriet Hosmer, the
famous American sculptures, can wear
u many medals - hereditary Genoa
duke. She has lived in Europe almost
continuously for twenty years. and has
been . tremendous worker. She ssys
il she could live her life over again she
would stay more in her own country
and keep in touch with her own coun-
trymen.
Mrs. Emily E. Ford, who died very
recently in Brooklyn. was the widow
Of Gordon L. Ford. former publisher
Of the Tribune; the mother Of Wash
ington Ford, the statistician; the
granddaughter of Noah Webster. OF
dictionary fame. and last, though by NO
means least in these athletic days, the
mother of Malcolm w. Ford. at one
time the champion amateur athlete OF
America.
King Oscar Of Sweden, on his way
to Christians the other day, passed
through . saall Norwegian town.
which had been elaborately decorated
in his honor. Over the door of one
rather gloomy-looring building there
was naring inscription with the
words: Welcome 10 his majesty" The
king asked what building it was. and
received the reply: Our town prison,
your majesty"
-Twenty-three countriesand sixteen
languages are represented in the seven
thousand volumes comprised in the
Women's library ut Chicago. This
will form . nucleus for the collection
Of the literary work Of women in the
future, rs it will be placed in the per-
manent women's Memorial building
10 b erected in Chicago Along with
the library catalogue, soon TO be is
sued, will be published complete bib
biography Of women's writings mp to
the present tine.-Harpers Bazaar.
Very rare books, now in . double
sense, are Prof. Tyndall's Glaciers of
the Alps Qe60) and his Hours of Ex-
ercise In the Alps" (ls71l. For several
years the author was unable to obtain
. copy Of the former. II am told by =
FRIEND" he wrote to . certain book
seller. "that you have two copies Of my
book. The prics is high. and this is in
. way very gratifying to the author.
And ss, unfortunately, have no copy
myself. shall be glad If you will send
the books 70 ME - the price named
Outlook.
5. Horace Greeley had . high opinion
Of the merits Of poetry. to judge from
the following extract Of . letter h.
wrote 70 his friend. Mr.. Ransom: ''As
10 psose. il il not worth writing, ex-
ospt for bread. To live it must be
poetry, only unmarked by rhyme.
have written acres Of IL In my tread
.lhill way, with sometimes . good para
graph, but it can never live . year;
snd . good prose work can hard
" survive . century. Where are
the American prose writer's before
Irving? Where are the British novel;
lists before Scott? Yet Shakespeare
and Milton live on forever"