Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-27

The STAGE--Tho world is stage: men anc
women are the players: chance composes the
piece; fortune (blnd jaoe) distributes the paris
The fools shift the scenery; The philosophers are
the spectators; the rich occupy tho boxes, the
pow crfui The pii. and the poor the gallery. The
iorsahen Of Indy Fortune snuffs the candles ::
F,iiv makes the couceri--nud Time drops the
n!-Bentley's Miscellany
A German paper SAYS, tina, new machine for
spinning and twisting silk. oil which report speaks
favorabIy. has been invented by person named
Henry Gref Swiss from NJ Ilhansen. who IS
81. Petersburg. 1t Is expected that by tbs
new machine, silk thread may he manufactures
hv single operallon and without The aspiration
Of spindles.
Obey orders.--i brave veteran officer recon
Eostcring battery which was considered Impen-
oirabie, add which 1t was necessary 10 storm, Ia.
concaliy answered the engineers who were DIS
suading him from the attempt. "Gentiefncc,
you may 'hnk what you please: all know IS
that the American fig must be hnisied on the
Tampnrts to morrow morning. for haze the os
ders IN ny pocket"
LONDON Posi- OFFIcE.--iie extent Of the OPP
eratI3ns III this otiico may 10 conf cctured from
the number OF men employ cd. Tucre S:2i
letter receivers aud I'll letter carriers. inciu-
ding clerks and others directly employed, not less
than 1898 persons connected " iph the iondo,,
Post Office. The ietterrcccivers pass ahoat
TAIN uiSiTiclS U Inc citt, ana receive letters IL
bag, through An opening similar 10 the one al the
posi- office. For each lctttrt ne receiver gets II
penny, and the bag cannot he opened except by
those authorize by the Government. The pos
tage on letter weighing half ounce. Is one
penny Every additional half ounce, Is charg
ed with an additional bali penny. Tins IS the
rate OF postage to every part of Great Britain
Newspapers subject to postage, provided
they are maicd within eight days after they
printed. The irnnking privilege is entirely abal-
shed, it should he IN this country, or mater,.
nlv restricted. The average man or Of letters .
daily posted in London is SC, 1910. The same Of
newspapers Is S35l0. The number Of Post OF
-cs IL me UniTs. :t."ledom. Is t5ooS. Ine mai.s
'r every part nf the country ieav. ti:e General
Past Once IN London daiy Sunday excepted nj
) 2 ~. and all expected to arrived at 6 A. .
II, Fnc :."n,ini. Post Office IS not open for the
ielI.er. Of laitere - tho reception or delivery
f mails, on Sunday. -Phad. Am.
Nerc Stcan.boat-Ii. Borden of the Troy Iron
Works is constructing Steamboat for the End- +
.on river. 100 feet long. which is divided into
hfeo sections, with engine in each similar To
he railroad cars. Each section is go feet long
JAPANEsE USE OF THE FAN.-Ncither men nor
women wear hats, except as protection against I
am The fan - deemed sufficient guard from
he sun; and. perhaps, nothing will more strike
he newiy arrived European than this fan, which
ae will behold in the band or girdIe of every
human being. Soldiers and priests more
ID be without their fans than fine ladies,
who make Of ,hcirs the use to which fans
pat IN other countries. Amongst the men OF ia +
pan 1t serves a great variety Of purposes. Visit,
RS receive the danties off red them upon their +
ans; the beggar, mpiaring chart.-, holds cut +
Ms fan for the aims his prayer may have attained.
The fan serves the dandy IN lieu OF n whaieboro K
switch; the pedagogue. instead Of feruie for +
he offending schooihoy's knuckles; and, not 10
!wcl too long upon The subject, q fan, presented I
lpon peculiar kind Of salver, to the high born
is said TO be the form Of announcing his
lea IN doom: his head IL struck of at the same
moment rs he stretches II towards the fan. Man
lers and Customs If the japanese.
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