Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-26
ODDS AND EE0s.

-lne IMAM III The moon is dis
satisfied with the quarters, and talks of
making change.
1t is stated that 40 public-houscs
wine-rooms, 40 confessions, eating
houses, and Is shell-tish shops. are kent
open all night in London; and great
number Of similar establishments are
kept open until 3 O'clock in the morning.
WHY is lady, to an American,
like the flag of his country!
Because they are each the pride of his
heart, and he will ALLOW neither to he
! struck.
- Thore Petre, the we'll known iron
founder of Sweden, died lately. He was
rs private gentleman, Il merchant, and a
member Of Parliament, always the friend
OF freedom, liberation and advancement.
Ills wealth was unspalingly devoted to
the support of literature.
"A man must educate himself
College learning is often worse than use
less. Franklin, Burns, Chantry, Ritten
house, Furguson, &C., were selftaught.
LIST men learn to think.
An advance of pay has been granted
to the various grades of the London Po-
.ici.
- y Voluntary Coast Guard Of ten
thousand men is about TO be formed in
England.
livery one has admired Parthenia's
definition of Love, to Ingomar-
What Love is, if thou would'st be taught,
Fly heat niti<t teach alone
Hn spHis Wifli bLt single IBoleht,
Two hearts that beat "a one;''
Some profane cynic, having no fear of
Cupid before his eyes, has sent us the
following yillainous parody =.
Love is night mare with one foot;
Two children with one hun;
IWo inihips win single rcoi;
Two cabbage beaits as ont.
- The British Foreign Bible Society
have determined to print ,OOO, 900 New
Testaments for China. The same is con.
templated by the American Bible Society.
The works for the fertilization otthe
harbcr OF San Francisco have been com.
menced on Alcatras Island and Fort Point.
The former position will have 40 heavy
guns, the latter ITO. Another appropria.
ton is wanted for the completion of the
fertilization. The works on Lime Point,
opposite Fort Point, have not been COM
menced
- An infant was recently baptised
IN the city of Paris in dress that cost
eighteen thousand dollars. Dear little
thing. '- " A .'.a-. .a |
- The total enrolled militia OF the
Y. S. is 1,959,782, or probably with full
returns, 100000. Pennsvlvania has
The largest number of any STATE in the
Union. ..s s.. III '--z--.r,1
= The entire Catholic population of
the United States is l,732,6OO
- 1t is stated in the Irish papers
that there is considerable decrease in
the amount Of remittances from America.
eowardice consists, not in having |
fear, but in yielding to it. In, well or
dcred minds, fear is the sentinel that
wakes up courage.
~ The authorities of Cincinnati are
celebrating on the propriety of purcha-
sing one hundred and eighty acres Of
land, for a public park. ,, /
- Inc panK note circulation Of Great |
Britain amounts to S19S, 450, 900. p9Ia
Lowell contains sixty -fourschools,
or population of about 10000. I
Patuxent, the Washington cores
pendent of the Baltimore Patriot, writes
:. few of the ultra Hards complain of
The Sentinel. They say it is ably but
90 smoothly conducted that is not hard
enoush. An oddmantiae said this even.
ng the Sentinel was getting Soft"
- The Durham, England, Chronicle
states that during the cold weather, a few
weeks age, the boa constructor in tray
ling menaserie was carefully wrapped
Up IN flannel, and two young crocodiles
nut beside it to impart heat to it. But
when the keeper went to examine his
'harge, he found that the boa had swal.
owed one Of the crccodles. 5s /