Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-22
ODDS AND ENDS.

10 A revival of religion is announced
as in progress in Rough and Ready, Cali
fornia, the first revival, or generalreligious
awakening, yet recorded in that State.
u Riches amassed in haste will d.
minish; but those collected by hand and
little by little will multiply.-Goethe.
u 1t is amusing to detect character
IN the vocabulary of each person. The
adjectives habitually used, like the in
Scriptions on thermometer, indicate the
temperament.-H. T. Iuckerman.
u 1t is stated in the census report
Of religious worship just issued, that the
income of the Church of England in 1861,
was f5,000,000, 1925 200, O0O)
u Adversely is the true touchstone of
merit.-Lord Greriile.
u Life's enchanted cup but sparkles
near the brim Byron.
Gone of our exchanges says the
Man in the Moon is az sitting up O.
nights" with the Lady of the Lake"
Should they marry, "Children of the
Mist" will follow of course.
u No man can solve the mystery of
life, but every man of common sense can
F,erform its duties.
q Gravity is of the very essence of
lmposture: it does not only mistake other
things, but is apt perpetually almost to
mistake itselt.-Lord SALISBURY.
u My son, would you oppose that
the Lords prayer could be engraved in a
space no larger than the area of a half.
dime %
''Well, yes, father, if half.dime is as
large in everybody's eye as it is in yours,
think there would be no difficulty in
putting it on about four times"
Sensible boy, that.
u Slang phrases and cant terms, in
the mouth of any one, are, to say the
least, in exceedingly bad taste; but when
they fall from the beautiful lips of an ap-
parent lady, they deal a death blow to
preconceived ideas of that lady's refine
ment, and create discord in the listen.
er's ear which it requires many Glow,
trusting voices of love" to restore to its
originally delicate condition.
POLAND.-The regalia of Poland are a
nournful sight to the few travellers who
get across to the Kremlin at Moscow.
There are the crowns of Peter the Great
and his wife, containing nearly 4, 900 dia-
Tnonds; and, beside them, the simple
Polish crown of polished gold, with
cross IN the centre; and at hand is seen
the Polish throne Of blue velvet, starred
over with golden stars.
u At the late missionary meeting
held in Boston, by the Methodists, one Of
the speakers remarked that from tho
southern border of Texas to the South
Pole, not eight Evangelical ministers are
TO be found and from the city of Moroc-
90 to the mouth of the Euphrates, thence
10 the borders of South Africa, and back
to the starting point,-in this immense
triangle, with population of 10000
coo souls, there is not one Christian mis-
sion.
A CLINCHER.-During the year 1849,
while the yellow fever was raging with
such violence in this city, gentleman
travelling from New York, stopped at
n country town, where the inhabitants
were mostly Dutch. During his stay,
ne was asked if the report was true, that
two or three hundred died every day in
the city! He gave negative answer,
and said, there had been only fifty or
sixty cases in all.
Well" said the Dutchman, chow
many generally come in a case ?"-Knack.
The VETERANS IN CONGRESS-
Houston, IN his recent speech in opposi-
uon to the Nebraska Bill, said
. He came into public life upon the
Missouri compromise. When he came
TO Congress, thirty years ago, it was then
considered compact never to be broken.
Since then great changes had taken place.
OF the three hundred members of Con-
gress then IN attendance only three re-
malned-Messrs. Benton, Everett and
himself The others had all disappeared
The Presidents had come and gone. The
heads ofdepartments hadall been changed.
1T was solemn reflection
When remember ali the friends so linked together
We seen around me fall like leaves IN winter weather
ieeI Ike one who ueads alone some banquet hall
deserted,
Whose lights are fled, whose garlands dead and all
Tut me lpuartrd.