St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The bayonet was invented in l3ea
by a woman of Bayonne. and the use OF
this weapon was at first strongly rep
rotated 10y military authorities. The
first battle in which a bayonet charge
decided the fate of the day was that
ut Neerwinden in 1893.
in Rio Grande do Sui, in Brazil.
italian and German colonists have set.
tied side by side, beginning with very
great hardships- The British consul
reports that crime is practically un-
known among the Italians, that they
are extremely healthy, having no
doctor, and that they are more tidy,
practical and energetic than the Ger
mans.
Fort Smith, Ark, is pulled no with
pride because of having broken the
record in a line that is not clear OF
strong competition in that region.
There are now more prisoners in the
federal Jail there than ever before, 2l7,
Of all grades. Not only this, but ut
is just at the close of the term of court,
which makes It all the more note
worthy"
-Sweden's state telephone is soon to
be connected with the state telegraph.
Instead Of addresses the telephone
numbers will be used, the telegraph
clerks looking up the address. Mes
sages may be telephoned to the tele-
graph office and selephoned back, thus
dispensing with the greater number Of
the messenger boys, as in Sweden
nearly everyone uses the telephone.
-Bullheaded British courage was
shown in a recent sewer gas accident
in London. A man went down into q
sewer and did not come up, another
man descended to look for him. and
was followed, one after another, by
three others. The sixth man who en-
tered the death trap succeeded in
bringing up the fifth still alive and in
getting ont the bodies Of the first four.
A thousand and eighty-one wolves
and coyotes killed in one medium
sized county would appear to be fair
record, but the farmers of Yellowstone
county, Mont, who have collected
bounties on that number thus far this
season complain about the meager re-
suits. Neighboring counties have done
much better. Still, the sheep and
poultry should rest trifle easier even
in Yellowstone county.
President Lincoln issued q proc!a-
nation to the states in rebellion On
September 90, 1862, declaring that no
would free their slaves unless they re-
turned to their allegiance by January
!, 1863 True. to his word, on January
], 1863, he issued the Emancipation
Proclamation; it offered to receive the
freedmen into the federal service. and
warned them to abstain from violence
and disorder Lincoln said in the
proclamation that this act was
prompted by military necessity"
1T has been estimated that out of
one hundred manuscript books sent
unrequested to publishers in New
York, more than ninety per cent are
rejected by the house to which they
are first sent and probably moro than
seventy-fve per cent never find pub
Usher One general publishing house
accepts only two per cent OF the un-
solicited manuscripts received. and >
partner in another firm is OF the Opin-
ion that ninety per cent. Of all manu-
script books once rejected never see
the light. As novels lead in point OF
books published. SO. also, they lead in
manuscripts rejected, forming, it is
said, upward of three-9uarters OF the
bulk of rejected material. Theology,
too, is q much overwritten science. and
volumes on this subject are annually
declined.