The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-10-20

REMARKABLE MARIA IAGEs.-Of the many
Cinnamon in New York, not few keep
cigar stands upon the sidewalk. Their
neighbors IN trade are the MiIesian apple
women. Twenty eight of these applewo-
men have gone the way of matrimony with
their elephant eyed, olive kinned cotempo-
raries, and the most of them are now happy
mothers in consequence. The phys:cIogist
AYERS that the human being is improved, as
is the domestic branch of the quadruped
animals, by crossing" If this be true
and we suspect that it is--the natives of
this country ought to be remarkable for
physical strength and beauty; for surely
there never was such mixture of races in
any part of the world. Representatives of
all nations have located and married here.
We know two Bouin Arabs, part of an ex-
hibition troupe that came to this country
several years ago, who married wives ard
are rearing offsprings in one of the Hudson
river counties. Siam has its representa-
tIves here in the famous twins, and in ono
of tho up town streets a wealthy native of
Morocco domicilates with Westchestcr
county spouse. The mixture of Dutch,
Italian. French Spanish, English Irish.
Danish, Swedish &c, is perfectly bewilder-
ing, but the amalgamation of the Irish and
the Chinese is more than bewildering-it
begets a chaos of ideas from which no ray
of intelIigibility can be safely eliminated.
Imagine scion of this stock chatting gaily
about Josh" in one moment, and speaking
of his father Ping Sing Chi. and, in the
next, swearing that he goes in, tooth and
nail, or rather body and breeches, for the
nomination of his mothers brother, Patrick
O'Dowd. Oh, what a country is this -
New York Mercury.
ECONOMY IN OUR DREss.--The popuia-
ton of the United States amounts at the
present moment to about 23,O00,000. "If
every individual (says the New York Her
ald) in this aggregate were to economise
ten dollars yearly the annual saving would
be S250,000,0C0. BY wearing our clothes
six months longer the ten dollars could
easily be spared, and we would not be less
comfortable or respectable for the economy.
This is true, and however trivial'it may
seem to begin in our households the work
of removing a national misfortune. yet the
figures show that great deal can be done
in this way towards that object. Industry
is paralized at present, and hence we must
call in economy to help US out of the diff
Guilty.
"GEN. PUTMAN.''-On one occasion dur
ing the Revelation sold Put" had received
a lot of new recruits, and as he had some
fighting which he wished to do before long,
and wanted none but willing men, he drew
up his levies in rank before him. Now,
boys said he, Il don't wish to retain any
of you who wish to leave I; therefore If any
of you are dissatisfied, and wish to return
home, he may signify the same by stepping
six spaces in front of the line. Bat, added
the old war dog, III shoot the first man
that steps out
u It was Cobbett who said-and he
told the truth, too-that woman is never 90
amiable as when she is useful; as for
beauty, though men may fall in love with
girls at play, there is nothing to make them
Stand to their love like seeing them at
work-engaged in useful Offices of the
home and family.