New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-03
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AMERICAN INVENTIONS IN AUsTRIA.-Scarcelya any
country in Europe has adopted American inventions
50 extensively as Austria. Since 1912 we find the
American railway almost exclusively on Austrian
railways. The outside connection on locomotives had
been largely adopted in that country long before the
prejudices in favor Of the inside cylinders were re-
moved. In 1858 the first river steamboat for the
| Old World on American principles constructed
for the Danube. Since that, two immense boats OF
lty feet beam, and eightytwo feet outside of paddle
wheels have been built for that river on the model
OF Steers, and engines furnished from New York.
Morses electric telegraph has from the very start
monopozed the Austrian telegraph wires, and there
is scarcely large farm in that extensive empire or
large mandatory that cannot show some evidence
! Of American ingenuity. At this moment balance
drydock OF the largest description, the American
principle, is constructing at Venice The timber for
the dock is furnished entirely from this country and
almost all The mills on the North river, which have
been standing still for months, are now husily en-
ployed in the saving and shipping Of that timber
The main part Of the machinery for the dock is also
being constructed in New York.
! A POLITE BoY.-The other day we were riding in
crowded car At one of the stations an old gentle.
man entered, and was looking about him for seat
when lad, ten or twelve years of age, rose up and
said, ftake my seat, sir.r The offer was accepted
| and the intirm old man sat down WHY did
you give me your seat +" be inquired Of the boy.
Because you are old, sir, and am boy" was the
quick reply. The passengers were very much pleased
and gratified. For my part wanted to seize hold of
the little fellow and press him to my bosom. 1t was
respect for age which is always praiseworthy.
A gentleman of Norfolk, Va, had fine negro, to
whom he gave the privilege of hiring himself out,
and keeping one-half of the wages A short time
since the negro home to his master 10 tell him
that the man for whom he had been working wished
to buy him, and would give thirteen hundred dollars
for him.
"well" said his master, what of that don't
wish to sell.s
But you see, massa," said Sam, "Ise had cough
some time, and specs I'm gwine into de sumption.
don't spec shall last more'n two or three years
and I'd like to take dat man in ~
Upon some one saying at Talfourds that there was
most absurd report at the club that the Bishop of
London had eloped with Mrs. Norton the beautiful
poetess Leigh Hunt observed, in his chirruping man
ner:
How truly refreshingl 1t is the best thing |
ever heard OF bishop its human at oil events;
after this, shall have strong hopes Of that man ~
A man who goes to church to chew tobacco and
spit on the floor, ought to be taken by the head and
heels and scrubbed the soed spot until it is made
clean.
q That's the end of my ta,r as the tadpsle said
when he turned into a bull-frog.
The Germans have a habit of sometimes using
for b and rice Uersa which occasionally sounds de-
cdedy lndicrous. German minister being invited
TO oHleiate In an English prayer meeting, said preth
erin, let us brayln
DR.. johnson used to call the great and vrtuous
actions of man the white bears of society.
Man." says writer, " is a splendid animal in
ruins p
Cow Bell(e)-A milk maid.
# small boy is called lad is it not proper to call
big boy ladder.