St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
CT GENERAL INTEREST.


has come an interest in the furniture
of the first empire. The dealers in old
furniture have never of recent years
despised this cumbrous and ornate
style but they are now giving it Especial
consideration. Vastly uglier things in
veneer sell well, perhaps because they
have the heaviness of the other.
The United States has not partic.
ularly large military establishment
In fact, it is regarded as meager for
such an extensive territory. neither has
it many posts from which the sun is
saluted at morning and evening. Still
it costs the government twenty thou
sand dollars annually for ammunition
for the morning and evening gun,
which figures out the expense at fifty
four dollars and seventy-nine cents for
Eve days in the year.
One manufacturer in New York
makes wedding cake boxes in fifteen
styles of eight sizes. which are sold at
from $a7 to $50 hundred; a box at
$3.50 q hundred is one of which the
greatest number are sold. Sometimes
boxes of one style and another are
made more expensive by greater elab-
orateness of finish, perhaps by hand
painting, by the stamping of mono
gram, and SO on. For one wedding in
another city there were sold COO satin
boxes at $50 a hundred, all of which
were hand painted.
1t looks as if watch-case engraving
might afford occupation to some of the
engravers driven out of their trade by
one or another photo-engraving pro-
cess. Some good and interesting work
of the kind is now done upon watch
cases. and elaborate designs are exc
cuted upon gold and silver. Some
times a design upon gold is set into the
back of silver watch. This is . very
delicate and pretty device, and after
the watch has been carried few years
even crudely executed bit of engrav-
ing wears down to pleasing delicacy.
"A great town meeting was held in
Dorchester. Mass. on May %, 1776, to
decide what stand should be taken in
supporting the actions of the CONT
mental congress This was at best =
mere formality, as Dorchester had made
it evident that any measure which
tended toward liberty would receive
its unqualified support However, the
sentiment of the meeting, that if the
continental congress should think il
best to declare an independency with
Great Britain, we will support them
with our lives and fortunes" settled
any doubts which might have existed.
When the declaration of independence
was made. six weeks later, it was tran.
scribed in full on the town records.
Two relics of Abraham Lincoln oi
very exceptional interest have jus,
been added to the museum at the house
in which he died. SIG Tenth street
Washington, d. C. The first is the Lin
coin family Bible, owned by the presi
dents parents, and having his name or
the inside of the cover in childish
scrawling hand. 1t is of rare edition
of 1899. From this book Mr.. Lincoln
derived that wide and accurate knowl
edge Of the Scriptures that marks III
his speeches and state papers to an ex
tent unequaled by any other American
public man. The book bears the evi
dence of much use, but it is in a gooi
state Of preservation. The second
relic is q deed, all in Mr.. Lincoln'l
hand, bearing date the 25th of October
1sl1. and in perfect condition rs t.
legibility. This is one of the most in
teresting autographs of Mr.. Lincoln in
existence. These articles have become
the property of the Memorial Associa
tion of the District Of Columbia
through the generosity of one of it,
members, Mr.. Gardiner G. Hubbard.