St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-06-02
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL

IA mail carrier up in Oxford county.
Maine, when his team was stuck in
the snow recently, borrowed hand
slcd and hauled his mail bags and one
passenger. lady, to the station in
time for his train.
Steele was kept in constant uneas-
mess by his irresistible desire to make
love to every woman who would listen
to him. He was kept in perpetual hot
water by the necessity of getting rid OF
the old love when he contracted new
affection.
Worth, tho man milliner and dress
maker. is an Englishman. He went to
Paris early in life and soon engaged in
| the business which has made him IA
nous Every dress sent ont from his
establishment is photographed Mr..
Worth's two sons arc associated with
him in business
Count Pappenheim gave the late
Emperor William bottle Of American
whisky that agreed SO we'll with the
imperial palate that the result was an
order for one hundred and fifty bottles
The kaiser's check and autograph let
ter accompanying it are in the posses
sion 81 a Philadelphia liquor dealer.
Comptroller Eckels is the greatest
student in the administration. In his
room in the treasury department he
has very extensive financial library
and he spends much Of his time in
reading. He comes up to his room
alone in the evening and free from in
terruption reads and studies financial
problems until after midnight
Henrik Ibsen. the Norwegian au-
thor. loves to keep his hair in disorder.
This is said to be his one vanity. He
always carries little toilet case, says
Danish writer, containing looking
glass and comb. attached to the lin
ing of his gray hat He often removes
his hat to look into the mirror to sec
how his hair is lying. II it is not
rough enough to suit his fancy, he uses
the comb to give it the requisite tangle.
There is story OF Carlyle in his
old age having taken the following
farewell. in his broadcast Scotch, Of a
young friend who had had him in
charge for walks. and who, while al
most always adapting himself to Car
lyle's mood, had on single occasion
ventured to disagree with him: II
would have you to know, young man,
that you have the capacity of being the
greatest bore in Christendom." The
boredom had consisted solely in the
rather negative sin of not having been
convinced Of the truth Of one of Car.
lyle's dogmas-
Mrs Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son, who is a niece of Mrs Longfellow,
is younger than her husband, who is
just seventy, by q score of years. She
has done considera BILE writing herself,
and is Of great assistance to him in his
work, because she understands him
thoroughly. A little daughter Of
twelve is the darling and delight Of
the coloners hours of recreation.
Whenever he goes away on a railroad
journey, and circumstances render it
possible. he takes her with him. AL.
ready she shows signs Of having inner.
tied her fathers literary talent
1t is supposed that business letters
are deficient in humor. Still there
have been exceptions, and the very
latest, sent by member of n we'll
known wholesale soap-making firm, is
one Of the most brilliant A retail
dealer in a small way had sent for y
consignment of their goods: Gentle
men," he writes ''wherefor have you
not sent me the sope? His it bekawse
you think my money is not so good as
nobody elses? Dam you! wherefor
have you not sent the sope? Please
send sope at once, and oblige your re-
spectful servant, Richard Jones. p.
S.-Since writing the above, my wife
1aS found the Sone under the cOnntArs