Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-04
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trate always addresses a female as GO my
good woman" We don't understand
why the baker always laughs with the
house maid when he leaves the bread
We don't understand why, when a vocal
ist is encored with song, he's sure to
sing something else. We don't under.
stand how to live like gentleman on
a hundred year." We don't unders: and
why pancakes are only made on Shrove
Tuesday. We don't understand why we
never won anything in a rattle. We don't
understand why man invariably insists
ne is all right" when he's drunk. We
don't understand what shabby black
gloves have to do with going to church.
II We heard, lately, little story of
one of the lawyers. He was engaged in
an important case, and was cross.ques-
tiOning witness, whose character was
unlmpce enable, and whose testimony was
rather pothersome. In vain did he crisis
crosS-the witness was firm. AT last he
exclaimed, well Mr.. -, isn't there
something else-haven't you forgotten
something g The witness paused mo-
-nent. as if deeply rejecting, and answer
ed. Well, really, Mr.. -, can't re-
collect anything l haze forgotten" The
lawyer was decidedly sold. f
" The City Councils of Wheeling,
Va, being overruled, in their late refusal
to grant licenses for the sale of liquor, by
the action of the Virginia Legislature,
are seeking to accomplish their objects in
another way, as the following figures will
show: The Sprigg House is charged
$500 per year, and the Mcclure House
$500. Licenses for all Ordinaries, 81
Lvv- Retail merchants license to sell
liquor 81 500. Whosesale license S.
600. Do. wholesale and retail $500.
Don't lay in that postur, dear -
said Mrs. Darlington to her nephew, who
was stretched upon sofa, with his heels
a foot ortwo higher than his head .sDon't
lay so:raise yourself up and put this pill
lrT lnder you. [ knew a young man
once who had a suggestion of the brain
in consequence of laying so-his brains
all run down into his head and with
this admonition she left him to his nap
in the little back sitting room.
y DARK DAY CoMING.-There will be
an extraordinary eclipse of the sun on
the 2Gth Of May next, such one as none
but the oldest Inhabitants have witnessed
IN this : Unity. 1t will besimilar to the
great e.. use of 1906, since which time
there has been none resembling it nearer
than that of 1881, when eleven-twelfths
of the sun was obscured.
In San Salvador much suffering
has been occasioned by the failure of the
last seasons crops, and in consequence,
the exploration Of grain is prohibited. In
Peru a cival war is raging, while on the
frontier o. the republic Bolivian army
Is encamped.
y 1t is stated by Paris letter writer
that bricks, and porous stones, by being
di ed in coal tar, for few hours, &C
qu,re great degree Of hardness, ard are
thereby rendered much more useful for
laying foundations, and the construction
vaults.
SMITH O'BRIEN.-The only condition
annexed to the free pardon of Smith O..
Brienis, that ''he shall not return to her
majesty s dominions. lie will probably
take up his residence in France, where
his familj will meet him.
u The Milwaukee Sentinel says that
tfore are over zoe, 900 bushels of grain
IN store IN that place alone, waiting for
the opening of Lake Navigation, The
quantity in all the lake ports is immense.