Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-05
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TESTING TABIE-MovNG.--A Mr.. Black
well, in Caswell county. N. c., bet 500,
with believer in the spiritual agency of
table moving, that if he would be allowed
to select six men of unquestionahle vera
city. to test the experiment, the table
would not move three feet, in two and .
half hours. The bet was taken : the per-
sons around the table obeyed the diree-
tions of Mr.. Whitehart, and sat for two
hours and half at their posts, but the
table did not move q jot. The money
was paid over to Blackwell ~ DIR. Hare
says, "a dry, wooden table, is almost .
non-conductor, but if forming link
necessary to complete circuit between
the sky and earth, it might possibly be
shattered bya stroke of lightning; but,
if the power of all the galvanic apparatus
ever made, were to be collected in one
current there would be no power to move
or otherwise effect such a table.
ARRIVAL OF FURs FROM THE YELLOW
SToNE.-The steamer Robert Campbell
arrived at st. Louis on the 24th ult., from
a trip to the mouth of the Yellow Stone,
with over 800 packs of robes and furs.-
The Campbell made the trip from st.
Louis and back, in rs days, and proceed
ed $50 miles above the Yellow Stone.
She reports snow in some of the high
latitudes, and myriads of mosquitoes.
How Was IT DONE ?-Among the won-
ders at the Crystal Palace is q very
ingenious piece of work by an American
engraver, being nothing less than the
whole of the Lords prayer written on .
three cent piece and gold dollar-the
former is in old English and the latter in
Italics. Every letter can be perceived
with an eye-glass, as perfect and as artis-
lically written as the finest chasing upon
the richest jewelry. 80 as.n...- ~.
WHOLESALE EXERCISE OF THE PARDON.
ING PowER.-Gov. Wood, of Ohio, before
resigning his governorship for the purpose
of accepting diplomatic appointment,
granted pardons to some thirty notorious
offenders, among whom are said to be
many of the worst In the penitentiary,
and the least deserving Of clemency.
UWe find the following beautiful
sentiment in one of Longfellow's works:
1.-The setting of great hope is like the
setting of the sun. The brightness of
our life is gone. Shadows of evening fall
around us, and the world seems but
dim reflection, itself broader shadow.
The soul withdraws into itself The
stars arise, and the night is holy.
A PHIL FOR THE DoCToRs. cele-
brated DIR. James johnson, editor of the
London Me1ioo. Chiurgicat Reriep, thus
unbosoms himself:
Il declare my conscientious opinion
founded on long experience and reflection,
that if there was not a single physician,
surgeon, apothecary, man-midwife, chem
list, druggist, nor drug on the face of the
earth, there would De Iess sickness and
less mortality than now prevails.
How HE TOOK r.-An Irishman was
asked at dinner, if he would take some
apple pie. lis it houldsome 2" inquired
Teddy. because, said Teddy, Il once
had an uncle that was kilt with apple
plexy, and sure | thought it might be
somethin' O. the same sort"
U"M My principal method for defeat
ing heresy," says John Newton, els by
establishing truth. An individual pro-
poses to fill bushel with tares; now, if
| can fill it first with wheat, defy his
attempt" ..........
UAman diedofapoplexy the other day
in Michigan. The next morning the coro-
ner held an inquest, when the following
verdict was returned 20 Died from q visi-
tation of one beefsteak, eight cold pota-
toes, and fried pie" Sensible jury that.
New SPELLING.-Th Themost original SPELL
ing that we have ever seen, is the follow
ing. 1t beats phonetics:
80 you be-A tub.
80 oh pea-A top. aas
Be S0-Bat. 81. .s. ... -.
See S0-Cat.
Pea S0-Pat.
See O! double you-Cow.
See you be-Cub.
See a bee-Cab. ...
Be you double tea-Butt.
Be double ell-Ball. L. Boston Atlas.
PHINE PHREsH PHIGs.-We have phor-
tullately nau pnetcneu Ill piieW pnlne
phresh phigs, which we warrant phirst
rate, and phancy will sell phreely, phairly
and phinely to old and young pholks
philibusters, phree soilers or phremen,
phriends or phoes, that are phond of
phinely and phrequently pheasting on
such phodder and phinding no phault
They are phirst rate, and would phil the
eye of Phrenchman or any other phor-
eiCner. They can be phound phor sale