Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-09
ODDS AND ENDS.

A SHORT SERMON ON MANLINEss.
Learn from the earliest days to insure
your principles against the peril of ridi-
cule. You can no more exercise your
reason if you live in the constant dread
of laughter, than you can enjoy your life
if you are in the constant terror Of death.
If you think it right to differ from the
times, and to make point of morals, do
it, however rustic, however antiquated,
however pedantic it may appear; do it,
not for insolence, but seriously and grand
ly-as man who wore a soul of his own
IN his bosom, and did not wait until it
was breathed into him by the breath of
fashion.-Sydaey Smith.
u Lawyers are called attorneys, be-
cause, in the time of our Saxon ancestors,
the freemen met twice year under the
presidency of the shire-reeve or sheriff,
and this meeting was called the sheriff7s
torn. By degrees the freemen declined
giving their personal attendance, and a
freeman who did attend carried with him
the proxies of such of his friends who
could not appear. He who actually went
to the sheriff's torn was paid, according
to the Old Saxon, "to go at the torn"
and hence came the word " attorney, ,
which signified one that went to the
torn for others, carrying with him a
power to act or vote Tor those who en-
ployed him. The distinction between
attorney and solicitor arises from the
latter practising in court flaw.
= The love of admiration is the can
ker upon the heart of many a lovely
woman. 1t is vanity in its worst form
1t insinuates itself into the moral nature
and either makes the woman an object
of vulgar stare or public notoriety.
When her beauty is gone, the absence of
the stimulant to her weakened nature
leaves her irritable and disappointed.
Beauty is dangerous inheritance, and
requires q special duty from the owner
of it. The destiny of beautiful woman
is nobler than to be stared at BY a vulgar
crowd, or fattered by heartless society.
POLITICAL PERSEVERANCE, Success
always attends perseverance. In the
year 1926, Hon. Marcus Morton received
eight votes i'll Boston for Governor. The
next year his vote was increased to II .
In 1927, it reached "a. In 1928 to 53l.
IN 1881, 1t was precisely the same as in
1873. In 1882 it reached l2l7. In
1885, Mr. Norton was elected Governor
by the people by one majority, in lO2 ,O66
votes given in the State. His vote in
Boston was 3,702. In 1912, he was
elected BY the legislature, having received
4,619 votes in Boston.
UNDERGROUND Observation-Disclosures
the cold weather experienced in Paris in
the latter part of December and in the
beginning of the present year, the electro
magnetic telegraph were much interrupted
from snow and ice, while the submarine
telegraph rendered uninterrupted service.
TO avoid these difficulties, the admins
tration have determined to place the wires
between Paris and London under ground.
The submarine line continues to work
well.
The CENsUs.-The expenses of taking
census in 1870 was S44,377. In 1900,
S6G.l09. In 1910, Sl78,444 In 1920,
*2Oo, 525. In 1880, $685. 45. In 1910,
SS33,370. In 1850, S1,3IS,O2 The
latter sum includes only the expenses in
CURED previous to the recent orders by
Congress of several hundred thousand
copies of an abstract of the Census,
which must increase the cost of the whole
work over million and half of dollars.
u portion of the Chinese believe
iii a variety of hells for those who lead
irrdigious lives in the present would.
One of these hells they say is stuck full
OF knives; another is great iron boiler,
Tiled with scalding water; in another,
liars tongues are pulled out, &C., &c. 1t
Is no uncommon thing to hear them pray,
May | not fall into the hell of swords"
or IN into this or that place of torment.
Cure FOR ERIsIPELAs.-A simple poul-
tice made of cranberries, pounded fine
and applied in raw state, has proved
certain remedy IN many cases, and has
never been known to fail in any instance,
when applied on making its appearance.
Persons troubled with the humor will find
great and immediate relief by applying
This simple remedy every time it shows
itself
y Halls Journal of Health says that
1t IS demonstrable that single cup of
weak tea or coffee at meal, especially in
cold weather, and particularly IN persons
OF weakly habit or constitution, is far
more healthful than glass of cold water.
" A minister's wife being asked the
place OF her nativity, replied &c am so
unfortunate as not to have any native
place; was the daughter. of q clergy
mda." o.
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- A yankee has invented machine
Tor extracting the lies from quack adver-
tSements. Some of them are never seen
after entering the machine, as only the
truth comes out. y.
~ hate all bungling as I do sin,
but particularly bungling in politics,
winch leads to the misery and ruin of
many thousands and millions Of people.
u The oldest preacher in the world,
IS the Rev. Robert Fletcher, of London
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