Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-02-20
OLD SERIES, VOL Is. NO. 22'

known, being 3OO,OO0 tines liGhter tban
platinum.
Gold is the most malleable substance,
Iron, or steel wire. is more tenacious than
that Of any other metal.
The Diamond is TIE hardest boly in "a.
ture.
The metal Potassium is lighter than water.
Oxygen is the most abundant 5ahst. nts
known, and il is believed 10 constitute twV.
Efths OF all the matter cf the globe.
Goid is the best conductor of heat.
Alcohol has never been frozen.
The Earth is about 6,00oC30 mics nearer
the Suu in December than ~ June.
An Eclipse of the Moon can only happen
at the time Of full moon
The Snn can only be eclipsed at tho Pre-
else time Of new moon.
MoDEL CAPTA1g-A Toledo paper rerorts
a speech made by u gentleman OF that tj!y
who had just been elected 10 au Important
Office III u military company. The recipient
of honors, being called On for 4 speech moon.
ted the rostrum and said My brave men:
Them who voted for me respcci; them w!o
didn't disgust"
MISSISSIPPI BoArxrYs ORGAY-The cap.
tain OF II Mississippi steamer has started
morning paper on board his boat called the
Bulletin. lie issnes it regularly, serves it
10 customers ut stopping pieces. ara Ills it
with news and pleasant gossip. He is one of
the veterans Of river navigation. havigg fcl.
loved that calling for twenty seven years. 1t
is proposed especially to make tie paper an
organ Of the river boatmen.
KErpIyG TO MS VocAT!ox.-Th faculty
of William College used to employ an Irish.
man, named Jenny to make fires sweep wait
on the students and do the chores" gener.
ally. One Of the boys pretended to be quito
mad al hin Que day and after blowing hiin up
badly went on to say:
Jenny this can't be always hy ard by
yoa will get your deserts. and you'll &c tat Tie
bad place; what do you suppose you'll 90
there p
"Oh," said Jenny, "I suppose they'd set
me to waiting on the students, just Us they do
here"
4 Courtly Negro recently sent reply to
an inyt 'tiOu, III which lie regretted tEot
circumstances repuguant 70 the ucquic5co
would prevent his acceptance to the invite
In has been calculated by Professor Buche,
OF the United States Coast Survey, that tho
waves OF The sea travel at the rate OF six and
n halt miles a minute.
COOP PAY FOR DEAD UgADs."-The San
Francisco (Cal News Letter, of the 5th uit.,
says that the bodies OF 500 dead Cinnamon are
now lying on one of the city wharyes, nicely
packed and-direcied, ready for shipment for
their long home in China. The freight money
on the lot is $500.
CONDENSED ARGUMENT very celebrated
Scotch divine says THE world we inhabt
must have had an origin; that origin must
have consisted in cause; that cause mus.
have been intelligent ; that Intelligence must
have been ultimate; that ultimate power
must have been Supreme; and that which
always vas and is Supreme, we know by the
name Of God"
NEW Use FOX RATrtEsNAEES.-Tha is
curious naturalist Seth Maker by name living
in Wisconsin who has tanned den of rattle
snakes to watch his melon patch. 1t is said
the snakes have never failed to keep out in
truders.
Miss Tucker says it is with old bachelors
as with old wood it is hard 10 get them start
ed ; but when they do fame, they burn pro-
Gigously.
The following sign on Western Row, Gin
cinnati, bears the impress Of originality -
Kaiks, Krackers, Kaudies, koufeckshauarys,
Holesac and Retale.'
A PLAIN LoAF.-Mix three quarters oS
pound Of -four with half pound Of butter,
quarter Of a pound of sugar, foureggs, half an
ounce Of caraway, or little other spice, aud
glass Of wine. Beat it well and bake in y
quick oven.
KIND WoRDs.- Bless him that uses them
a sweet sound on the tongue tends to mako
the heart melow.-kind words react upon
the kind feelings which IrJmfted them, aud
make them more kind.-Th"y add fresh cU,i
to the fire of benevolent emotion in the soul.
The Holiidaysburg RseiSier announces
that tine Central Bauh of Pennsylvania"
chartered ut the last seSeon OF Tie l.rg'Sia-
ture. is about to &c into operation. Its 10.
cation rs dolidays5urg.
Prentice OF the Louisville Journal says
that The fault with the female Yankee teach
ers who go westward is that instead Of teach
ing other peoples children, they soon get 10
teaching their own.
"This is ne, gain,' as the spider said when
he caught the fly.
Why are the ladies' Of Missouri cweet -
Answer-Dccause they are Moasses.
When is charity like a tep! When it begins
TO hum.
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