St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-03

Until the close Of the seventeenth
century It waa almost impossible to oh
tain female dancers, q ladies would
not dance In public, 20 young men and
boys were habited - women and tool
the female partA
-"Polish" il now used q 'Shiner
the bootblack's form of inquiry. The
change does not result from the spread
Of education, but from the introduction
Of the russell shoe. It Is . manifest ab
surdity to talk about shining . thing
that was never meant to shine, and &
the adoption of the word polish.
The latest application Of the an
tomato sign has been made BY = manu-
facturcr Of chewing gum. He display
. girl of twelve, or thereabouts, most
realistically pulling from between hel
teeth and stretching out 1t arms Length
. bit of the manufactured article. O,
course rubber is substituted for gum
but the illustration 1t little distances
is startling.
Seaside country folk in Sussex
county. Del, have . similar custom u
that of their Jersey neighbors. A,
rare intervals the Sussex country foil
descend upon the little watering place
of Rehoboth and battle in the surf. II
used to be that the women contented
themselves with simply pulling of
their stockings and wading with high
raised gowns far enough out to let the
breaking waves reach their knees.
President Tyler's favorite son, who
was his fathers confidential secretary
and lived in the White house during
his administration, has been . resident
of Georgetown for many years. In
1887 he was stricken with paralysis
and since then he has been physically
helpless. Mr.. Tyler is seventy-five
years old. He was . soldier in the
confederate army, . warm friend OF
Gen. Grant, who gave him = federal
position, and in Virginia, his original
home. he is still recognized rs . man
Of letters
1T is curious to observe that per.
sons who believe in luck and signs
agree that it is unlucky if certain
things happen to them ON certain days.
For instance, it is considered unlucky
to be struck by lightning ON Monday,
or to take hold Of . circular saw in
motion on Tuesday, or to tumble down
stairs with . coal scuttle ON Wednes-
day, or TO be hit ON the head by y steam
crane on Thursday. or fall overheard
on Friday, or marry on Saturday . girl
who swings ten-pound dumb bells, OF
to be one of thirteen at dinner ON Sun.
day when there is only food for ten
-Noverre, the great dancer of the
eighteenth century, was called the
Shakespeare of the ballet. He did
much to elevate its character, and II
said to have invented regular figures
and movements to be executed by .
large number of performers. He taught
ballet dancing in nearly every capital
in Europe, making, however, his head
quarters in Paris He declared ballet
to be . picture drawn from life of the
manners, dresses and ceremonies of oil
nations, asserted that it should be \
complete psntomime and ought to to
as regular in its composition a. the
most exactly constructed drama
why don't you post placard tell
ing your customers how to drink milkT'
said q customer to q New York milk
dealer after a man that had just emptied
his glass ut two gulps had gone out
milk is food, and should be treated
rs SUCH" continued the speaker. ''It
should be drunk slowly in small sips,
SO that saliva should be mixed with It.
It is better, indeed, to eat something
as one drinks. SO rs to excite the low
of saliva. When the doctors put their
patients on the exclusive milk diet
they recommend the use Of chewing
gum during the continuance Of the
regimen. That is why all the makers
of chewing gum advertise their wares
- cure for indigestion"