Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-09
PASTE AND SCISSORS

1@ The Methodists af this couD,,r
built churches nearly at the rate Of -
Week during the eighty-seven years os
existence.
BB The facilities of Railroad tr.r,,
tween Albany and Buffalo are abou, ;. I
greatly increased-the new arrar..
taking effect on the 18th instant NJ
are to be eleven daily trains from An
westward, five of them express train,
daily trains from the west, of which Co..
express trains. The time between An
and Buffalo is reduced to twelve hmm.
all express trains, and one, the s'Liubni.
train, is to accomplish it in ten.
PAPERS BY THE AcRE.-It is State,
authority of well known statisticiaD =
the New York daily papers consume ,r.
eight acres of paper every day.
BS Plate sin with gold, the lana,
justice hurtless breaks; arm it in n
pigmy's straw doth pierce it.
Dg Good humor is the blue skv ., =.
soul, in which every star of talent will 81
more clearly.
SgDown South, newly appointed,
or once told the convicts that if they \
not behave themselves he would "kict q
out Of the establishment.
Beg One thing is quite clear, that wbs,
er Fortune be more like Plutus or an ana,
it is no use abusing her: one may as y
throw stones at star.
ia An /" old fogy" in New HampsA
was recently overtaken by a "traiu
thought" Through skilful medical tres
ment it is hoped he may survive the shot
EJT DIR. Johnson, when in the fullpa
of years and knowledge, said-.I nqt
take up newspaper without finding SON
thing [ would have deemed it loss rot
have seen; never without deriving from
instruction and amusement"
BG~ We note in a cotemporary's colum,
the advertisement of a lady for husbaa
''None need apply under six feet" whsv
but the lady goes in ferociously for IIy-me
E9 "Were you ever cross QUESTION:
Mr.. Jones ?" "Yes, when questioned
my wife, after spending the evening abrc
-cross enough in all conscience"
BF Somebody draws this picture Of
Yankee. 1t is to the life:
''He would kiss queen till be raised blister
With his arm round her neck and bis old felt hist
Would address the kieg with the title of Mister,
And ask him the price of the throne that he SAT Of
g "Mr. Jones, don't you think tn
marriage is means of grace
"Certainly, madam, anything is inca
of grace that breaks down pride and lea
to repentance
Exit Mr. Jones, under mop handle!
NS A marriage took place in William
burg last week, with the following pecu
arities-the groom measured six feet fol-
and the bride four feet six. If this is l
"the long and short" of matrinony,
don't know what is, that's all.
A REAsoN.-"My DEAR" said Mrs. D.
berry to her daughter, tyou should l
hold your dress SO very high in crossing
street"
"Then, ma" replied the maiden, 'b
shall ever show the beauty of my fOunc
pantaletts, that l have almost ruined !
eyesight to manufacture? Pm sure Dc
care if the beaux do look at me-" NJ
Dogberry spoke of "the sin of vanity a
the beauty of decorum," and walked off il
her chamber.
Has fortune froW ned, my honest friendi
Don't hang your head so low;
This is no time to falter now;
Up. strike another blow,
Don't sit and groan, and grunt and tell
What you have tried to do;
But place your shoulder to the wheel,
Strain nerve, and pat her through!
Methodtst Protestant Church,
Strset.-Rev. ID. Evans REESE the pastor in char
will preach in this church tomorrow morning al
o'clock, aud in the evening at Z = O'Clock. ap
First Preshvferian Church.. AZ