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

Why, was showing him the picture
Of the martyrs thrown to the lions, and
was talking very solemnly to him, trying
to make him feel what a terrible thing it
was. q Ma" said he, all at once, +" oh,
ma just look at that little lion, way be-
hind there, he won't get ny..""
A New WAY TO QUENcH TH1Rsr.-In
a certain village lived a very honest
farmer who, having q number of men
hoeing in q field, went to see how his
work went on. Finding one of them
sitting still, he reproved him for idleness.
The man answered: .
: thirst for the spirit
frog, you mean, / suppose" said
the farmer: 90 but if the Bible teaches you
10 thi st after the spirit, it says also,
hoe every one that thirsteth."
BRITISH REPRESENTATION.-Tn Eng
land whether man be an Elector or not.
depends upon the house he lives in. If
his annual rent is f10, then he is qualified
to vote, it being presumed that the person
living in smaller house than that, is
not competent to exercise the rSght of
suffrage. The consequence is that in
some whole villages there is not voter.
A Yorkshire manufacturer lately stated,
that of ! 900 men in his employ, there
was not one who possessed vote vet if
that manufacturer was the proprietor OF
the entire borough, he would either 20 to
Parliament himself, on his own vote, or
he would send the man he chose.
SECTs I'M MINNEsOrA.-Bishop Cretin,
Of the Catholic Church. has it in c. ntem.
platoon to build a cathedral at st. Paul 8,
during the present year, at a cost Of
$4,000. The Methodists have four sep.
crate churches in the territory, and two
missions among the Indians, The Pres
byterians have six churches and six mis-
SONS; the Calvanistic Baptists have three
churches, and the Free Will Baptists
one; the Episcopalians have regular
who regularly visit on foot every village
N the territory.
u The use of grapes as an article OIL
food is recommended in cases of consump.
ton. They contain large quantity Of
grape sugar, the kind which most nearly
resembles milk sugar in its character and
composition, which is also very useful 70,
consumptives, it having great attrac-
s ton Cor oxygen, and, therefore, readily
atfording materials for respiration.
q The lace manufactures in Brus.
sells are among the most interesting
objects in that city. The lace is truly
exquisite fabric, it's great superiority
consisting in the fineness of the material
employed-being almost invisibly small
IN fibre and bring the enormous price Of
six or eight hundred dollars per pound
and the very delicate and ingeniou,
Workmanship, the patterns being worked
by themselves and then sewed upon tn,
entire piece.
y The Buffalo Republic says hun
dreds of persons may be seen fishing OF
the ice in the harbor there from one IL
three miles from the shore. Holes art
cut through the ice. The fish taken ar,
bass, catfish, pike, perch, etc., which, .,
this season of the year are of the bes
quality, and are offered for sale in great
numbers in this market, at prices VARYING
from 81 to 50 per cwt.-according to thu
sort, size or quality Of the fish.
A French newspaper gives an account
of a newly discovered plan of BUILDING
carts and other vehicles, by which !:
horse can be made to draw one hal
q heavier load than by carts as at presen
constructed. The new vehicle has foul
wheels, the foremost pair of which com.
about the middle of the horses BODY
tie weight is thrown on the axles, an(
the vehicle is so constructed that part Of
Il covers the horse to the neck.
u The Methodist Church at Cheste,
Factories, Mass, was blown up with
gunpowder On Wednesday evening, anG
shattered so that it cannot be repaired
Inc carson league temperance meetings
had been held in the church, and the ex.
ploslon Is attributed to the enemies OF
the Maine Law.
u The following is the style of notice
by the Friends to call their quarterly
meeting: I" The first fifth day, after the
fourth second day, sixth month" Being
the first Thursday after the fourth Mon.
day IN June. Hard way to travel, that
= Laugh and grow fat. Nonsense
When you grow fat you grow dropsical
or die of apoplexy. Keep sober and keet
lean, and there is no extra imitation fol
disease IT, zen upon.
ober of blind persons in
enormous. In Jeddo
5000 in the compu.
ere blind people in