St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-06-15
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

-Normaudy's law against intoxica-
tion is that on the third conviction for
public drunkenness the offender is
iiab BILE to the following: /. Loss Of his
vote. q May be voted for. 8. May
not serve on jury. 4. May not exer-
else any administrative faculty (such
as acting rs executor Of u wiiD. s
Loses the right to carry arms.
-Hagenbeck is about to give Lon
don an exhibition Of life in Africa He
is importing a complete Somali village,
comprising eighty native hunters,
with their huts and household appli-
anccs, twenty-five African hunting
horses, twenty-five racing dromcdaries,
and specimens of all the wild and
tame animals of British East Africa.
Near Moulins recently = vicious
bull gave the occasion for testing the
power of the Lebel carbine. The sol
diers were called out to kill the bull.
A bullet from an army gun entered 1T
the bulls shoulder and came out at the
crupper, completely traversing the
bulls body; the large bones were
pierced with round holes without
splintering. It is believed that the
bullet would have passed through eight
men in q row.
The largest salmon caught in
British waters during the last twenty
five years, according to Mr.. II. Ffeu-
nell, was one caught in the Tay which
weighed II pounds. There are plenty
of instances Of fish between SO and 60
pounds, and few above 60. In Youell's
british Fishes" is the statement that
a salmon weighing SO pounds was for
sale in London in 1921. 1t seems to be
a fact that British salmon do not run
as big as formerly.
1t appears that in Japan one factor
entering into the problem Of the choice
of a daughter-in-law is her skill in
raising silkworms. The thread spun
by the silkworm is said to be regular
and even in proportion as the worm
has been regularly and carefully fed.
The prospective mother-in-law care
fully and minutely examines the even
ness of the silk thread in the material
of the garments worn by the young
lady before giving her assent to the
betrothal.
drunkenness has increased alarm
ingly in Belgium in the last forty
years, according to NJ. Lejeune, lately
minister Of justice. The revenue from
the excise in 1851 was 1000, 600 francs,
now it is 33, 600. 600; the number of sa-
looms has increased from 50. 600 to ITS,
900. and sthe annual consumption of
spirits is II litres per head of the en-
tire population, or 4s litres for each
adult. Crime has increased 200 per
cent. and insanity 1SS, and of every 100
deaths among males SO are traceable to
alcohol.
The Russian finance minister has
taken step which further illustrates
the peculiar methods of officialism in
that country. There has been wild
speculation on the st. Petersburg
Bourse, and NJ. de Witte has warned
the public that the bulling of the
shares of certain firms and companies
is decidedly not intended for their
benefit. The stocks which NJ. de Wittc
attacked fell at once, there being
every reason to believe that NJ. de
Witte took the step with disinterested
motives.
Italy is threatened with . general
revolt of the university students and
the consequent closing of the univer-
stiles. Al Rome meeting of students
called together in the college quad
ranglc to express sympathy with their
fellow students at Naples. was SO dis
orderly that the police were called.
The students then held u mass meet
ing in the Cocossum. which ended in .
fight with the carabinieri. The facul-
ty being unable to enforce discipline,
the minister of public instructions
closed the university of Rome for q
year, as he had before that at Naples
The other universities are now in
trouble. and even the advanced school
for higher stueies at Florence is sf-
fected.