St. Mary's beacon., 1858-07-08

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PARLoR AMusEMESTs.-To rAxE 4 PgS avD
IxEs SEETcH or roUR FRiEsD---Takes q sost
quill paas With plensy ofink n y, aad "trip Of
paper that viii not assofb too readily; ask per
snn 60 write his or her name thereon in bold and
deg characiers; then instantly. before It can
have time 70 dry in che least degree. double the
/ paper an the center of the writing, lengthwayS.
| rub The twO folds ,ogszher on the unwrifsen side
with the thumb, then npen the Esid and Won will
hare the result. In I'll names, ny some maeieal
/ process. there is an indication Of fssre. The
dn's for the eyes aud nose are Afterwards add
e.!
! In some m mes, where the letter ssl'' occurs
ToGe thar once, also the sstAilled" letters, the
effect IS ludiesous, and sure 10 eeii roars OF
laughter
s'It never eccnred 20 me- adds the lady who
favored Us with this pasfime, 'sihat this sport
could be turned IN account, tils a week or two
since. j vas sitting amongst a very grnve nar.
~, perpendicular IS eonventionalisr1 could make
| them: certain IL was thesr gravity nearly upset
me, when in.rodoced thls pastime. and a mer-
rier set of elves never sported in the sunshine,
than we did under the gas-light. Many letters
were torn nm, all the envelnnes that co I'D be
mustered; then we went beggiBg for paper, and,
shame be 10 snId, hours few by over this amuse
ment, while all the party took home portraits of
their fr1ends TO mystify them wIih."
| some Of the opposition journals vauniingy ro.at
TO the fact that New. England VIII be unit IN
the next United States Senate in opposing the
measures of the present administration, her en-
tire senatorial representation beng Of the Re-
publican party. They augur from this the most
favorable results TO the future saecess Of that
party, unEnindful IL would seem that this ~ no
new position E'r New England to assume in
our national history, nr Rilh respect 20 the Dem
ocratie party. New z gland cast United vote
against MIR. Jefferson in 1900, and only four
years afterwards voted a. unanimously with but
one exception, Connecticut, for his reelection
She voted almost as unanimnu ~ against the
war policy Of President MadiSon in 1912, and
after wards repenied Of her folly. She voted
animousiy against Andrew jackson in 1928, and
as unanimously against James Buchanan in
1856. What formidable danger then IN the
Democracy TO apprehend from this boasted uni
ty! Lo'ktng 10 the past IL 10 an omen Of sue
cess rather than defeat to onr party. Judging
from mistakes we can only feel sure that IL Is
right when New England 10 against lt.-Baifi-
Esore RepwSIiean.
SUPPORT YouR HoNE PAPER.-The Cleveland
Herald talks thus sensible upon the duty Of sup
porting home papers:
"RecolIect, If a home weekly paper is to be
supported, home influence must do il. Every
dollar sent to city papers is at the expense Of
the local papers. A county acquires prominence
through ITS paper more than in any other way,
and to every one who has county interests ut
stake, his home paper 10 a necessity. Never
will such a man take paper printed away from
home until he 10 allie 10 take a second pa with
his home sheet. and he win So identify his own
interest with that of his country paper as 10 con-
slider his subscription much q matter of
duty as the payment Of his / Z g."
A new process OF extracting teeth was recent
ly tried IN Baltimore. A number Of teeth were
extracted, and the patients declare they received
no pam. bat experienced a numbing sensation
about the tooth. This soothing is produced by
a current OF electricity throagh the tonth at the
time OF extracting. The patient grIsps mly
in his hand one pole from an electro magnetic
machine, the other pole is attached 10 the fo--
cops, and by this means current Of electricity
IL passed through the tooth, and produces a To-
ca! anes, aesia, and avoids the use Of chiOro-
form or ether.
GIRARp CoLLEcE.-A very Important change
has recently been made by the directors Of Gil
--~l C-u-s-, -: -~l.';~-, che adm zalanx In
that institution. The practice has hitherto been
to admit children whose fathers are dead, with
GU, reference 10 the fact whether the mother was
living or NOT. The practical effect of the new
decision Of the directors will be; first, TO exclude
from admission all children whose mothers are
living; and second, to extend the benefit Of the
Institution 10 children born in all parts of Penn
sylsanla.
LoSewooD AND THE ToMB OF NAPoLEoN-l
The St. Helena Herald Of the 4th of March con-
tains an ordinance Of the governor. granting to
the Emperor of the French, and his heirs in per-
petufv, the lands forming the sites Of Long
wood and the tonic Of NapOeon's Vale, where
the tomb is situated, comprise about % acres,
while those of LongwoOd comprise about g.
They recently belonged to private owners, and
have been purchased by the Crown for the pur-
pose of the present transfer, at q cost Of 81 800
for the tomb, and E3,500 for the house.
ADMISSION OF JEws.-The Morning Advert
ser learn fr"m various sources that settlement
of the long agtated question Of the admission Of
Jews to Parliament has az length been br ught
about. The conferences between the Lords and
Commons have endel, il is sad, in the former
agreeing TO the principle of the right of Jews TO
seats in the parliment, and the result will be, as
the first fruits Of the concession Of the Peers to
popular feeling, that Baron Rothschild will very
speedily take his seat In the house Of Com
mons.
Too NJ AMT ELECTIONS lit appears that the
people of Richmond becoming tired of the
trouble Of electing so many officers. A poll is
In he opened in that city on the first Wednesday
Of July, $40 ASCERTAIN the sense Of the people a.
to the giving the election or appointment Of the
following officers to either the husungs court or
the council, as the people NAV de ermine, viz:
City Collector, Gauger, Superintendent Gas
Works, Manager Of Poor House, Grain Meas
nrer, Captain Of Night Watch, Register Of Wa
ter Works. and City Assessor"
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