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

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satisfied with the quarters, and talks O
making change. .fs
1t is stated that 40 public houses
wine-rooms, 40 coffee-shops, eating
houses, and Is shcll-iish shops. are KEEP
open all night in London: and erca
number Of similar establishments ar,
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 hi,
heart, and he will ALLOW neither to b,
struck.
- Thorc Petre, the well known iro,
founder Of Sweden, died lately. He wa.
as private gentleman, merchant, and 6
mcmher of Parliament, always the friend
OF freedom, liberation and Advancement
His wealth was unsparingly devoted tc
the support Of literature.
"A man must educate himself
I College learning is often worse than use.
less Franklin, Burns, Chantry, Ritten
house, EurguSon, &c, were selftaught
I.:t men learn to think.
An advance of pay has been granted
to the various grades of the London Pc.
!ic1.
= \ 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 woud'st be taught,
Fly heat nI,i>t teach alone
Wo sHHls with hit a single thqasht,
Two hearts that beat ao one;''
Some profanc cynic, having no fear OF
Cupid before his eyes, has sent us the
following yillainous parody
Love is a night mare wiki one foos;
Two children with one bun;
Two iurnlps with single rGoi;
Two cabbage leatts one!
- The British Foreign Bible Society
have determined to print 900, 900 New
Testaments for China. The same is con-
templated by the American Bible Society.
The works for the fertilization otthe
harbor OF San Francisco have been com.
menced on Alcatras Island and Fort Point
The former, position will have no 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
meneed.
- An infant was recently baptised
in the city of Paris in dress that cost
eighteen thousand dollars. Dear little
thing.
- The total enrolled militia Of the
U. S. is 1,959,782, or probably with full
returns, 100000. Pennsylvania has
1he largest number Of any STATE in the
Union. 80. '..'=-,--@..'--.' ;,
The entire Catholic population of
the United States is l,732 500
- 1t is stated in the Irish papers
that there is considerable decrease in
the amount Of rcmittances from America.
cowardice consists, not in having
fear, but in yielding to it. In, well or
dered minds, fear is the sentinel that
wakes up courage.
- The authorities of Cincinnati are
deliberating on the propriety Of purcha-
sing one hundred and eighty acres of
'oi'N' A'A =" puobS park. ...sy-.1.
. - The bank note circulation Of Great
Britain amounts to Sl9S, 10000. -.
- Lowell contains sixty four schools,
for population of about 10000.
Patuxent, the Washington cores
pendent of the Baltimore Patriot, writes:
"A few of the ultra Harls complain of
the Sentinel. They say it is ably but
too smoothly conducted that is not hard
An adamaati.e said this even.
ing the Sentinel was getting Soft"
- The Durham, England, Chronicle
states that during the cold weather, few
weeks age, the boa constructor in a tray
cling menagerie was carefully wrapped
up in flannel, and two young crocodiles
put beside it to impart heat to it. But
" hen the keeper went to examine his
charge, he found that the boa had swal.
owed one Of the crecodiles.