Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-07
ODDS AND ENDS.

-' PoliteneSs, saws President
Witherspoon, ''is real kindness, kindly
expressed :" an admirable definition, and
so brief that all may easily remember il.
This is the sum and substance of true
politeness. Put it in practice, and all
will be charmed with your manners.
-"No nation is drunken" saws
Jefferson, in his letters, "where wine is
cheap, and none where the dearness of wine
substitutes ardent spirits as the common
beverage" In Madeira, even with the
peasantry, (says the Home Journal, a
drunkard is less reputable than a thief
necessity may make the one, nothing but
inherent depravity the other. They drink
wine always, and never to excess.
-One of the entertainments in New
York, in 1850, must have been of an
unique character, judging from the an
nouncement, which promises that
Master Henry, from London, will walk
on his belly in the shape Of camel
Master Manly will balance his whole body
on the edge of candlestick, without the
assistance of hand or foot. He will pick
up two pins with his eyes and dollar at
the same time with his mouth; rolls like
a whale in the sea.
-" Good morning, Mr.. Smith, on
the sick list to-day 2"
. Yes, sir, got the ague."
't Do you ever shake 2"
- Yes, shake like thunder"
81 When do you shake sgsin."
g Can't say when; shake every day.
Why do you ask ?"
90, nothing in particular only [
thought if you shook bad, I'd like to stand
by and see if il couldn't shake the fifteen
dollars out OF your pocket which you
owed me so long"
Mr.. Smith sloped.
- Persons wanting a sure remedy
for thecancer arc advised to make strong
decoction of red oak bark; let it be boiled
until 1t is stiff as ordinary adhesive plas-
ter. Spread it on patch of silk cloth,
and apply it to the diseased part. Let it
remain until it comes off itself-renew il
until the sore is healed. Let no water
come near the place during the treatment.
- GaIrote robberies in England are
quite common. The victim is usually a
person of known wealth, and the work of
plundering is done after choking him until
he is insensible. Several have been per-
petrated in Wales, Liverpool, and Nam
chester. The person is selected, and
watched until he gets into a lonely place.
then seized, and in some cases almost
murdered. As yet no arrests have been
made for the crime.
An advertisement in the London
Times announces that Madame de Meren.
ezy, one of the patriotic Hungarian la
dies, and who is well known in Austria.
Germany, and Hungary, as an attractive
singer, intends to make an artistic tour
in America, and viii give her first con.
cert in Bos, or.
among the curiosities discovered
in Pompeii are cakes of paint, such as
were used by the artists Of that ancient
city In painting their frescoes, and mag.
nifylng glass, said to be the first one ever
found among the ruins of those buried
cities. ...- p. r- @
- A frightful tragedy recently oc-
CURED on board the ship Amelia, at Vera
CRUZ. Mad. Mouriel had with her a
young lady whose beauty captiyated q.
Mexican gentleman, one of the passen-
gers. HIS addresses were rejected: where
upon he armed himself, descended To the
cabin, and after vainly employing entrea-
ties and menaces, stabbed his victim To
the heart. 1t is stated that the conduct
of the Mexican had for some time pre.
vious indicated mental arrangement.
Young man, a private word. When
you go a-eourting, find out, as soon as
possl BILE, whether your affections are being
plantea more in a bundle of dry goods
and things generally, than in pulsating
heart hemmed in by warm ribs, and all
that. Many fellow has laid himself
out for full made woman, and only
found a very extensive assortment of
cotton, whalebone, and similar deiusive
institutions. Just loek over the goods
before going TO the Parsoa. g A6s
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