St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-03

pencil TO ask about q certain Geordfs
Mckay. lies GeSd lang ago." said his
friend, IAN I'll never cease regrettin'
him as lang as live" Dear me! Had
YOU such a great respect for him as
ihat?'' INA. ma! It twasna' on'y respec'
l had for himself. but married his
widow Cincinnati Enquirer.
NOT A TRAVELLER.
A Isvi.s rs.A That Dia..t Travel yis
lnehss for Thoasands Of YearA
In the mining district, some thres
u.ile. from this city. there has just been
made q most novel, and, viewed from
scientific standpoint, most interest
irg and valuable discovery. Half way
rr the mountain q prospector wai
working in six-foot ledge Of calcareous
rock. bearing every evidence of the sill.
urian age. He had progressed fully five
Feet into the ledge when . blow of the
.ledge revealed to his axtonished gaze
live toad snugly esconced in cavity IN
the solid rock about the size of quart
sup. The sides of this cavity we're per.
fectly smooth and bore no evidence .:
crack, seam, or crevice.
The toad's position was about equally
distant from the upper and lower sur
face of the ledge. Above the ledge Is u
stratum of pure white sandstone, three
Net thick; and Immediately over this a
layer of SOIL. out of which tower great
oak trees. two feet in diameter.
The find was made by d. d. Field.
formerly of Topeka. Kan. and an ex-
perienced miner. who has for soms
months been prospecting in the min
eral region IN this vicinity. Asked rs to
the accuracy Of the above account. Mr..
Field signified his willingness to at
tach his signature thereto under oath.
The mayor or any prominent citizen OF
Eureka Springs will vcuch for any
statement he may make. and any num-
her Of Topeka people will testify to his
reputation for truth and veracity.
When first exhumed frf.m his adj
amantine tomb the toad's eyes were
closed and there was little manifesto
ton Of life, other than palpitatins
motion of the throat. Shortly after hi
advent he opened one eye and began ~
move his front legs. Gradually hia
&tiffened members regained their
strength. until now he is decidedly
lively batrachian. He refuses all fool,
however, and has forgotten. If he eve.
knew, the art of hopping. Hut he is &C
expert crawler, and seeks, and evident
ly enjoys, the ligh. Of which he 50 long
had been deprived
Time, though. has set lightly on HI.
Satrachian brew. He seems to appreci-
ate. too, the importanee and privileges
which attach to great age, and moves
about with a silemn and arrogant mien.
Hut when you scratch his sides With n
lead pencil, he readily yields 70 the ~
ductive sensation. places one front foot
ON his heart or stomach. and, ~ he
cocks one eye up ecstatically, seems &c
say: '-Oh! II you would only make il
my back" Unlike Shakespeare's toad.
lie does not sweat venom nor moisture
Of any kind; his color. lrrid copper
hue. further marks his personality ~
distinctive from any oatrachian yet
found.
Some years ago. near Peoria; d.. u
| live toad was discovered in sub-ca~-
toniferous formation under similar
conditions, except that it was of pale
safe color. Mr.. Field will endeayor IN
preserve the life Of his little ward. ant
| IL win probably be sent to the Smith
xonian institution.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
variaslss.
The little boy whose head has ten
dency to bulge out At the top like a
mushroom, owing. as his parents truly
believe, to the extraordinary amount OF
| knowledge IL contains. was gazing
Rravely 1T his father who was making
| his breakfast OF ice water.
| .People change great deal when
| they grow up. don't they?" the boy OBJ
| served.
.'Of course" his mother answered.
"Aud yet they're very much the same,
after ALL" he continued, muSingly.
.What are you talking sbout?''
"About grown men and boys. When o
how Roes out and eats whatever he
wants and pays NO attention to what
anybody says the next day he has q
stomach ache
"very often"
And when . grown man goes out to
, banquet. the only dIRersnce 10 that the
next morning he has . headache. The
ache seems to move around. but it,
there, jus: the same. e."-Detroit Free
Press.
DsAsrs Wess Kla.