Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1843-12-23

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Fauening Caitie.-We find it common in France,
and many parts Of the continent, to fat their cat
tie by souring the grain fed to them. They must
be starved to it at first, but in dny or two they
eat it freely, and afterwards prefer it to the
fermented. They are fattened quicker and more
economically by this process. -Agricuturalisi.
Conundrums.-Whyi is a tale bearer like brick.
layer2 Because o-raises stories.
A man of wit once said rightly enough. He
who finds good son-ih-law, gains a son--he who
finds bad one loses daughter"
The British Government pays Prince Albert
100000, (Sl50.000,) for his valuable services as
husband to the Queen. tar.-
Cause Lore You So.-"Good mind to pinch
you, SAL" said an awkward Josey, on his first
visit to his rustic fame.
"What you 'ant to pinch mo for, Zekel!''
"Goy cause love you SOL
Snow, go long Zeko, you great hateful!
should think you might be big enough to be rid
culousH'
girl calling herself Eliza was yesterday
brought before Recorder Genose in boys clothes.
Tho Recorder asked her if she were married. and
having received a reply in the negative, he decid-
ed that although married women, by convention
| al usage were allowed sometimes to wear the
breeches, single ladies never wero.-He, therefore
fined her, agreeable to the stntute.
You have played the duce with my heart re.
marked a gentleman to young lady who was
partner IN game Of whist.
because you played the knave,' replied the Ia
dy smiling.
Very Sensible and FIJI Waichmen.-It seems
they have in Albany JUS, such anc lent and most
quiet watchmen as Dogberry and Verges would
have delighted TO give charge to, or perhaps they
inherit the philosophical temperament Of their
Dutch ancestors. Some of them who lately saw
burglars leaving house by ladder from an up
per window at three O'Clock in the morning, gave
as reason for no: arreslng them that they thought
they were painting the hsuse!-Phiiadelphia Ga
.eHe.
Death Of Bishop Rosati.-A letter from Paris,
in the Boston Atlas. says" The Catholic Bishop
Of St: Louis. Joseph Rosat, died at Romo on the
25th Of September. He was tho founder of tho
first brotherhood Of Lazariss in the United States,
and had been in the apostolic ministry for twon-
ty-iyo years, although he was but fifty.three
of the Lazarsts in the United States, left here
Intly for the scene of his labo rs taking with him
nine mlsslona RES"
The Height Of Modeay.--Jona Slick says
that he saw a young lady in Nova Scotia, so mod.
est that she put the legs Of her piano in trowse:s,
to keep hor from fi,inting.
/ The Merrimack Print Works, at Lowell, turn
out 2lo,OCO yards dy ed and printed goods Chiefly
| cacoes) week, and employ in the manufacture
1850 females and $50 males.
Join Bdbcock-a printer, 80 years old, who had
worked al the case up TO about the time of his
deah--was followed to the grave, Oct. 80, by the
members Of the Baltimore Typographical Socie
ty.
A child supposed to have died in Cincinnati Of
the measles, laid out and coffin ordered
when in about two hours a fter, it came to life
and is now doing well.
Black Jack.-A petition was recently present
ed to the Tennessee Legislature. from citizens of
Faye,to comfy, praying that certain negro slave
named Doctor Jack be exempted from the opera.
ton of the law prohibiting slaves from practising
medicine. This petition was supported by anoth.
er from number ofadios from the same comfy
DR.. Jack is represented as skful physician Of
long practice, who had rendered essential service
to the suffering humanity.
Editors appear to be in the way of political ia
vors IN Mississippi, as we find among the success
ful candidates for the Lcgisla,uro---G. R. Fall
late editor of the "MsSissippian - Mr.. Josseylyn,
late editor of the Holly Springs Guard" s. R.
Adams, GATOR Of the Pauding /" Clarion" In
addition, Mr.. Johnson and MIR. Howe !a:ely belong
ed to the editorial corps. ...
Junction ofihe atlantic and Parifc.-Much ha
been said in regard to the contract of the Barring
for connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
by canal across the lsthmus of Daren. We
have been Informed upon what we deem good au
thorty, that tn g grant was made to French com
pany for eighty years, and that it is not transfer
able. Tho only connection which the Barring
have with it, is in making advances to the compa
ny, as we are informed.