Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-08

HWec can recommend the following means
tor keeping lips smooth. Get lemon, and
having cut 1t in two parts, rub Herewith the
lips frequently daily, and more particularly
before exposure to the open air.
I Baltimore lawyer has discovered
that Julius Caesar was the author of Kent's
Commentaries he proves it by Shskspeare.
In King Henry vi, Part IL, Act w., scene
9TH, occurs the following line
Kent, IN the Commentaries Cesar writ" &c
EY The dealers in fruit in western New
York are said to be much troubled by the di-
minishing effect that the steam from the loco
motives has on apples which they send per
railroad. 30 powerful is this agent Of motion
that it has been known to force apples out Of
the barrels and cram them into the mouths Of
the braksmen.
f The name Of Teetotalism is said TO have
originated in the stammering of a speaker at
temperance meeting, who declared that
nothing would satisfy him but t-total abstin-
enoe. The audience eagerly caught up the
pun, and the name was adopted by the cham
piOns of the cause
1 poor widow, whose property induced
her to lay door upon the top Of her bed
clothes, with the idea that the weight Of il
kept her and her little son warm, had retired
one cold night, when the little child, nesting
to her said, "Ma, what do poor people do who
have no doors to put on their beds 2''
TEXAN GANE.-Sporting StraHgsr-Nswly
arrived In Texas" Any game hereabouts,
sir '''
Teram-" Recken so, and plenty of 'em,
There's bluff, poker, and euchre, and alI-fours.
and monte, and jest as many others as you
like to play"
B- 1t is mentioned that the Roman Cstho-
Ilc Synod of Thurles, have made very i'm
portant regulation with regard to mixed mar
rlages of Roman Catholics and Protestants
HencefOrth, no such marriage will be allowed,
unless both parties sign declaration TO the
Bishops that they will bring up their children
as Roman Catholics.
II An lrishman and Frenchman were TO
be hanged together. The latter was strongly
affected by his situation, while Paddy took
1t very easy, and told bis companion to keep
up his pluck, for il was nothing at all to be
hanged. "Ah, " replied the Frenchman,
''Zare be o"e grand difference between you
and me, for ze Irishmen are used TO it.
~ An individual remarked lately that he
was sorry the art, known TO the ancients, Of
putting men to sleep, and keeping them in
that state any length Of tine, without physi-
ical or mental injury was lost 10 the world, be-
cause he wanted TO 90 west, buy a lot of land.
be put to sleep, and after fifty years wake up
and find himself rich.
E Lady Mary Duncan was a rich heiress
and Sir William Duncan was her physician
during a severe illness One day she told
him that she had made up her mind 10 pet
married, and upon his asking the name Of the
fortunate chosen one, she bade him 90 home
and open the Bible, giving him the chapter
and verse, and he would find out He did 30,
and thus ne read, "Nathan said unto David,
thou art the man.
SPIrEFUL.-The editor man who wrote the
following, probably got sniff of the article
which has exercised his wrath
The lovers Of pleasure got up ball and
evenings entertainment at the ROckhill House
recently, and we are informed that some
mean, eontemptIbls, SoUlkeSS, God forSaken,
IepIL possessed tcrstch scattered cayenne pep-
per over the ballroom floor.
xAvery lOquacious female witness, whom
the opposing counsel COULD not silence, so far
kept him at bay, that by way Of brow-beat-
ing her, he exclaimed, "Why, woman, there
is brass enough in your face to make ket-
tle."
=" And sauce enough in yours to fll II, ;" she
promptly rejoined.
LoGIcAL.-Julius-Sam, did you eber no.
tlce what good place de Park street berryin'
ground would be for a hotel
Sam-De landlord couldn't make much mo
ney out OBJ one dar.
Julius-Why?
Sam-Kase dar would be too many dead
heads about it.-B0stoR Pose.