Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-02
A Great Hand at the Bottle.

AUre0t F10hu at the Bottle.
Professor Anderson, being Scotchman, was an in
shed guest at the banquet given by the ST. Andrews
society OF Baltimore on st. Andrews Day, and one
OF the papers of that city relates the following anec
dote
During the evening. when the toast, sentiment and
song was at lis zenith, the conversation turned the
wonderful feats performed by the Professor-and
amongst the rest, that of the " Inexhausble Bottle
Some SAID 1t was piece of mechanism; others. that
the vast quantities of different liquors he poured out
OF 1t was lngeniousy conveyed by tubes down his
sleeves, &c., and some declared that the deception was
effected by having the glasses he handed to the audi
ence hall filled beforehand. The topic grew somewhat
spirited. and attracted the attention of the Professor,
who was asked about it.
The wizard said that it very unusual for him
ever TO attempt any Of his experiments out of his sa
loon; but since the inject had obtained so high a
Stage OF arsument-and 10 at settle the question
he desired the waiter 10 bring up bottle OF cham
payne, which he opened, and being joined by several
present drank lis contents 10 " The Day" He then
took the bottle. and said,-" Now, Gentlemen, hat
will you drink - All were al once astonshed-some
demanded rum, others brandy, several gin, and num-
bers whiskey. One old Scochman. who had been si-
lently listening and watching the Professor, remarked
"Now I'll catch him ~ and said. Moo. sir, sin We
hae been gi'en mucke out O. that bottle, We
supply me WI drop O. punch % g Oh, certain
ly,' replied the Professor, evil you have il hot or
cold p &C What'" said the old an, q" why, hot!"-I
There you p said the Professor, at The same
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key punch, 10 the dumfoundered establishment of the
members of the St. Andrews Society.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel, in Virginia will be 26Ol
feet long, and about 800 feet have been penetrated
The rock is of the hardest kind being solid trap or
green stone, with veins of fiDt-and the work is
progressing at the rate Of about 100 feet per month
| from the two ends of the mountain
To TAKE INK OUT OF L1NEN.-Take piece of tall
low, melt it, and dip the spotted part of the linen in
the melted tallow, after which it may he washed
and the spot will disappear without injuring the
linen.
visitor contemplating Niagara Falls recently
when verdant looking individual came up and ask
ed If he would please TO tell him the of that ere
river.
The Philadelphia City Council have passed an ordi-
making additional subscription of 1925, 900 to
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
1t is said that the man who stole saw-m in a
neighboring town would have escaped had he not
gone back after the water privilege '-Ne1U Bedford
Standard.
SIGN OF THE TIMEs-There is coffee house in
! Cincinnati which has for sign inverted boot
Can you guess what it means? What boots that boot
The Daily Commercial says itsigni6es foot up! Cap
ital-so it does!
A Lady, about purchasing pair of shoes. cautioned
the shopman, he handled her ankle, not get
bove his business
We met with the following in a Chicago paper: -
What oug hit the United States do if Spain unusy
condemns Mr.. Thrasher? Echo answers, Wrash-her."
This is saying good dea! in few words.
son of Erin cautions the public against harboring
trusting his wife Peggy, on his account, as he is
, not married TO her."
An old maid was heard to exclam, while sitting at
her toilet the other day.
81 can bear adversely, can encounter hardship,
and Withstand the changes of tickle fortune but Oh, to
live droop and wait, and die like single pink
can't endure it, and what's more | WON'T"
A physician boasted to Sir Henry Ialford. say
ing, g the first to discover the Asatic cholera,
and communicate it TO the public ~
A CLssE RUB -" See therc!' exclaimed a returned
Irish soldier to gaping crowd, as he exhibited with
some pride his tall hat with bullet hole in it. Look
at that hole will you? You that if it had heen
lo,O crowned hat should have been killed ourg p
UNUSUAL PUNIsHMENr.-Tn the U. S. District Cour
Judge Sprague) Friday, Edwin Lovett, MASTER and
s William r. Pomeroy, mate, of ship Jas. Smith, were
f found guilty of nhicng cruel and unsual punishment
: upon one of the crew, viz: pouring tar upon bis
head
r. DIET AND LIBERTY Mrs Swisshem says that tht
e reason patton conquers another is not owing Il
the kind of arms they but the kind of food Il
her opinion, meat will triumph over cabbage. So Ions
o cattle and Hindoos feed caufowers, long vii
!. bulldogs triumph the and the rartars owe
- the other. When Ireland frees herself from England
p it will be when Ireland swaps off her potatoes an
- takes to pork. To expect freedom to come from but
sia
# Can man be said 10 see thing with his ow
~ eyes when he spectacles'"
n Two hundred and twenty emigrants from Wexford
t. Ireland arrived at Savannah. Ga on one vessel an
If the News remarks: 1--WE have never seen finer BIO
dy of people from the old country than the passenger
e on the Glenlyon. They are healthy looking and vel
IS clad having the air and of worthy and indus
in trious people. Many of them come highly recon
l. mended in their various occupations'
s. Sergeant Davy was once accused of having disgra
he ced the bar by taking silver from client took sill
a, ver,' he replied because could not get gold but
D. took every farhng the poor fellow had in the world
and hope you don't call that dsgracing the profes
20 sion'
:. Poor Smpkns put his foot upon grating th
side walk and instantly landed in the coal hole below
" His friend Timpkins remarked that it really
e. CRATE under taking. Nobody disputed Timpkins.
D. ''How is your son to-day 2" asked a friend of
u broker Very ILL.," replied the old gentleman, strug
, Cling to maintain compOsure tears cOursing dow
~ his agtated features, very I'LL would not Civ
a ten per cent for his chances for life.
i. DELrcIous-To have pretty girl open the fror
il door. and mistake you for her cousin. Still more de
j. lIcious. To have her remain deceived till she ha
kissed you twice and Rugged the buttons off your coa
I" Ma, here's Chawles.'
IN TAKEN UP AND COMMITTED
n ITO the Jail of New Hanover county, n. c., S
j. l. runaway slave, the Both inst negro boy by u