Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-27

Varieties.
TS The Chinese have a method of
Matching the spawn Of fish, and thus pro-
tecting it from those accidents which or
dinarily destroy so large portion of it;
the fishermen collect with care, on the
margin and surface of waters, all those
gelatinous masses which contain the
spawn. After they have found a suffi-
cient quantity, they fill with it the shell
of fresh hens egg, which they have
previously cmptied, stop up the hole, and
put it under setting fowl. At the ex-
plrat,on of certain number of days, they
break the shell in water warmed by the
sun. The young fry are presently hatch
cd, and are kept in pure fresh water until
they are large enough to be thrown into
the pond with the old fish. The sales
Of spawn for this purpose is an important
branch of trade in China.
u An excellent story is told of Judge
Tappan, which illustrates the manner in
which mo partyism" works. After the
constitution was adopted, the Judge, in
conversation with several of his friends,
strongly urged the election of Judges
without regard to party. "Well, Judge,
who would you select 2" asked one
Well" said he, ''there is Ranney,
sound lawyer, and an excellent man; ID.
Q. Morton, of Toledo, another good one:
BARLEY has few equals in the State, and
Caldwell every one admires." "But
Judge" they replied, "they are ali Dem
ocrats-there's not a Wing among them"
% Ahem. Well-d-n q Wing any
how!"
70 A poor pious negro woman, being
addressed by her teacher, on the good
ness of God, was asked whether she was
not aStoniShed at his mercy in giving his
Son, and his condescension in giving that
Son for her. She replied that she was
not. Supposing that she was no sufi-
ciently impressed with the subject, and
that she was defective in the fine feelings
of gratitude, he continued to expatiate
on the vastness and freedom of his love,
giving additional emphasis to his Lam
guage, and coloring to his subject, closing
again with the question. "What, are YOU
not astonished at this 2" "No, massa :"
was still the reply. Turning upon her
with degree of impatience, he said,
And why are you not astonished ?''-
"Why, massa, me no astonished, because
1t IS just like him!'
% The editor of a western paper hav-
ing lent an axe to one of his subscribers,
the borrower unfortunately broke off the
handle. On returning it, the man said,
''you can easily get it fixed"
Yes" replied the editor, ''but that
will cost at least quarter of dollar"
We'll" reioined the borrower, elf you
amt rather small for an editor Here's
the quarter, but I'll thank you to stop
my paper at once"
LOLA Mo:srnn.-Wc learn by private
conveyance to friend Of ours in this city,
that Lola Montez is about to be united to
a gentleman who formerly kept daguer-
reotype saloon, on Washington street in
this city. Lola and this gentleman are
now in California: they both went from
the States in the same steamer, where
they formed an intimacy, and it is report
ed in that region that they are about to be
united in the bands of mstrimony.-
Boston Herald.
! U" Fellow sinners" said a preacher,
eff you were told that by going TO the
top of that stair yonder (pointing to a
rickety pair at one end of the church)
you might secure your eternal salvation,
[ really believe that hardly any of you
would try it. But let any man proclaim
that there were $500 up there for you,
and I'll be bound there would be such
getting up stairs as you never did see.'
UTThe Gar of Russia has, thought
his private Secretary, ordered eight blocks
Of the Vermont marble, weighing six
tons each. They are designed for the
erection of monument to Kieffieur, who
is supposed to have been the originator
of the movement for firing Moscow on
the advance of the French army.
C~A little girl, walking one day in a
graveyard with her mother, reading one
after another the praises of those that
slept beneath, said, - Ma, Iwonder where
they bury the sinners" :"
UThe Empress of France has fit
of * the pouts." She wished to pay
Spain visit, during an attack of home
sickness, and chubby" wouldn't let her.
So she ''pouts.
UMary and Sarah Michael, mother
and daughter, have been arrestedat VOL
colt, New York, for the murder of q
child with which they were travelling.