Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-11-12

the change OF the title OF his paper,
from" Compiler and Leger" to Pol.
iticai Examiner" takes occasion to
assert the right Of every Editor to
name his paper after his own fancy, he
it IN good or bad taste. In support Of
his own opinion, on this puint, he
:elates the following e" well authentics-
ted fact"
"A certain family, on the birth Of a
son, requested a rich old bachelor
uncle to stand godfather at the christ
ening. The old gentleman readily
agreed. on the condition that he should
have the naming of the child, which
was as readily accsded 10 by the pa
tents, who doubted not that he would
confer has own name as we'll as his for
tune on the infant. The day IF hap
usm arrived. aud the parties repaired
'"the church. The pa,son took his
station Al she fount, and receiving the
|" smiling charge" ia his arms, he call
ed upon the sponsOr Tor the name - Bull
F,og said he. Whst said the par
soil What, uncle said the astonished
mother! l say Bull Frog! replied the
old gen,lemsE. with emphasis! The
mother became hys,erical-the father
said the old man wss mad-the parsOn
sad tho name was a profani,y-tbe
congregation all agreed it was 3" in bad
taste blu, the sponsor. taking up his
hat, and preparing to leave he church,
once moie vOciierated--" tell you
Bull Frog is his name. and if yOu
don't like it, name HIM yourseiyes."
Tue menace operated like charm on
the parents-the old gentleman was
de,ained-the patson went through
With the ceremony--and Bull Frog is
now living III the enjoyment Of a for
tune, the result of the "bad taste" Of
ms whimsical old uncle in giving hin =
NAME"
Chinese 2amJlers.-Coloual Walsh,
IN hIsMihfary "Reminiscences, gi.es the
following account of scene Of Chin
nese tumblers. ALTER loose sort of
paniomlne and many perfumers came
inward, tumblIng and jsnpirg about
with surprising agility some Of them
Tar beyond any l had ever seen exhib-
It in lie. One maD, in particular,
thrust OUT both arms and caught two
common sized tumbIers in the midst Of
suaimerse. in the air, from opposite
side ofthe stage: they fell over his ex-
arms. wbiist--he--ss0mence
dancing, and twisted them round and
round, as If he were unconscious of any
This feat in itself would
have satisfied us. but the next was of
such nature, lconceiyed it to be neces-
sary, to obtain the signatures of the
other gentlemen who ga, ut the same
table with me, to the sketch, and then
requested them to sign my journal.
Not being able to obtain the same vou-
cheers to every printed copy1 must even
venture upon recital trusting to my
character for veraci:y to bear me out
with those to whom I am known:
which trnst is pretty generally tho
case all over India. Four men placed
themselves in SOLID square. two 9th.
ers then got up and stood upon theirs.
The performer I have already mem
toned then mounted a ladder, and got
on his shoiders, which elevated him as
high as the top of the scenes, from
another man was handed to
him whom he took in his right hand, by
the walstbaDd, and held up over his
head considerable time when raising
pne leg to utter establishment, he fairly
balanl ed himself, burden and all. on
The other; after which he threw his
live lumber, with a sudden jerk, lead
over heels, among the crowd Of actors
who now entirely surrounded the hui
man pedestal, aud caught him in their
arms. whilst at the same time he made
\ summerset on the other side, and dis
among the crowd. Whether
he puppet he held up was man or on
" an image, had no means Of ascer-
tanning but il certainly appeared full
grown nan, alive and in perfect health;
and even the act of balancing them
selves, IN the two upper persons, was
Our landlord being ques-
Toned on the snhject, declared there
sas no kind Of deception, and the
stage was as distinct as at mid
lay"
In the report ola committee Of the
Worcester County Mass, Agriculture
Society, il is stated that "Mr. Cryi
Flint, Of Hardwick, exhibited an in.
for extracting teeth, so invi.
ing in appearance and ingenious in
os 10 make ones moufh
cater to experience its application"
Recruiting Seruice.--Since the ar
'ivsl of the 93d regiment in Glasgow,
here have been married 495 privates,
our sergeants, and seven corporaist
Some mischicvous ways, in northern CT
", lately pulled down Turner'S rsgn and
mt IL over Lawyers doos which yaaa
all sorts of forming done here"