St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

near Glasgow has been reprimanded by
collections of the .'plate" to . neigh
boring pub. on the Monday and getting
. silver exchange prior to lodging the
offertory in the bank.
The best tea in Japan is raised in
districts where snow often falls to the
caves Of the houses. Many plants will
survive under such snow that are not
the same rule some varieties Of Jsps-
nese lilies will survive Vermont win
ters that are not hardy in Missouri.
With a population about half that
in this country, France Is getting
along toward the billion dollar mark
in annual expenses. The interest on
the national debt is S370. .O0O, 600. and
the cost of the army and navy Sls0. .OO0.-
600. The revenues this year are esti-
mated at 1865, ,OO0, 900, and deficit of
about $40, 600. 900 Is probable.
Lord Ronald Cover. who is . good
deal of swell in England. writes to .
London newspaper that Cycling has
become not only = nuisance in town
and country. but . danger. Even in
our once quiet county lanes one is liza
BILE to be cut in halves by some demon
AIRY or diabolical 'Arriet careening
like SO many Mazeppas on their infer
nal machines"
-Messaliua, the infamous wife Of
Claudius Cesar, was small and lively.
She had black eyes. thatsparkled when
she talked. and a persuaaing. pleading
way that no one could resist It was
said of her that she was SO clever At
hypocrisy that she could smile on her
lover and lean caressinRlyAon his bosom
while he drank the poison her own
hands had prepared
Some interesting discoveries have
recently been made about.animal Life
on the Hawaiian islands- 1t appears
that all the land and fresh water
shells are peculiar to the locsaity. Nor
is this all. Fifty-seven out Of tho sew
enty-eight species of birds and seven
hundred out of the one thousand
species of insects do not exist in any
other. portion Of the globe.
-Germany's imperial standard is go
ing to make matters unpleasant for
the French visitors at Kiel. 1t Is of
yellow silk, with . black Maltese cross
bearing the imperial arms in the CEN
ter, and on the arms the words. "Gott
init uns, 1870" the date of the estab-
lishment of the eApire, and also of the
taking of Alsace-Lorraine. When the
emperor visits the French men-of-war.
as matter Of etiquette they must ny
this flag at the mast head.
"A new issue Of copper coinage b
being made in England to bring out
Queen Victor's title of empress of In
dis. The reverse is the same Is ON the
old coins. the figure Of Britannia sent
ed, but the diverse Is > new head Of
the queen, with the inscription VIC
toria Del Ora Britt Regina Fid. Def.
Ind. Imp. "by the Grace Of God. Queen
of the Britains, Defender of the Faith,
Empress of India" The inscription is
already on the goh and silver coins
Emperor Francis Joseph, who was
made field marshal in the Prussian
army, in succession to the late Arch
duke Albrecht, has just received his
marshal's baton. 1t il of chased gold,
inlaid with diamonds, rubies, and 9TH
or precious stones between which are
enamelled oak leaves ON = red and
white ground; at one end is the Prus-
sian eagle with the imperial crown.
The staff bears the inscription: "Wil-
liam the Second. King of Prussia. to
his highly esteemed ally, Rrancis Jo-
seph, Emperor of Austris. King OF
Hungary"
The cantharides, or Spanish. dies,
used for raising blisters ON the cuticle
of afflicted humanity, are found in
Spain, whence the name. At certain
times of the year they appear In great
swarms, giving forth = fetid and ex-
tremely offensive odor. by which the
presence of a swarm of the insects may
be detected at a considerable distance.
1t is said by one chemical 0nthority
that the active principle Of the insect
is a species of acid.