Nevada national., 1859-10-22
CIippinsA from Prenaicc.

ANNtAh |
or balloon voyages in general we have
positive contempt.-yhobiie .adrersiser.
We had something like falling out with
one couple of years ago. and have not had
very bigh opinion Of them since.
Henry Wrrd Beecher is greatly In favor
OF the sort Of newspaper column composed Of
short items He says, "It's worth more than
all the small fry Of correspondents, with an
editor thrown in to boot Like caravan.
IL stretches along in columns. with packages |
and parcels, spices and gems, bits Of fra
GRANGE or cunningly wrought metals. gath
cred from the Orient and from all the world
besides. The items of the paper, like the
stuffing OF a Thanksgiving turkey, represents
everything in the house, crusts of bread,
crackers, and all spices"
A great rascal. who lived here few years
ago, has been twice tied to post and whip
ped in California. We shall always be glad
TO hear of bis being at his post.
A Massachusetts, law provides that oil
fruits. vegetables, and nuts shall be sold by
dry measure, under a penalty of $40 for each
violation Of this law. Wonder If any one
ever undertook to sell them by tret meas
urei
Dan Sickles has decided to decline an in
vitation to himself and Mrs. Sickles to visit
the Hon. Gerrtt Smith. Dan Isl right. Ger
ritt, though terrible Abolitionisi, is a much
finer looking man than ever Phil. Key was.
A correspondent OF the Southern Express
says that some OF his friends seem to live by
working their elbows. We suppose that's
what they consider elbowing their way
through the world
Preserve your forest trees as you build in
suburban spot, kind, friends. for your own
comfort and for the sake of posterIty. The
good taste of the landed proprietors 10 Eng
land has, for centuries past, preserved prim-
eval old forests which are the beauty spots
of that country. When nature has given us
fuel 10 exhaustless beds OF coal. il seems
wanton waste to cut down timber for burn
ing when coal depot is accessible. Instead
OF destroying forest trees, every man shonld
piaut puc Ou thSh otA sh NnJf u uS
owns ground.
an American Colonel in command Of a
petty post, aud All English Colonel at the
head OF petty colony. can drive England
and America into a war. we shall shortly be
cannonadng our dearly beloved cousins
across the sea--Netc York Tunes.
If we are satisfied to cannonade our dearly
beloved brethren at such tremendous dis
tance, we guess they will have courage
enough to take it without running.
1t seem. now to have bccn demonstrated
that the aurora boreals is but one OF the
f,rms of electricity. Tits form that we es-
pecially like. tits incomparably more beau
tihl than lightning. and then IL makes no
laundering noise aud it never strikes.
A woman in Middescx, England. named
Newton. recently bit OFF the nose of Thomas
Saverlani, who attempted to kiss her. But
he can now kiss her as much as he pleases.
saying to her as the pig said to the boy that
cut bis tail of 'you can't do that again"
An exchange announces that The wife Of
q lahoring man in Newark became the moth
er Of three sons at a birth one night last
week" IL might be more appropriate to say
that the husband Of laboring woman in
Newark became the father of three sons.
News has heen received from France that
the Empress Eugene is about to discard her
hoops AS Eugenie sets the fashion for Par
L.. and Paris for New York. and New York
for the United States, we suppose there will
soon be general contraction of the sphere
OF women throughout the country.
The editor OF Gddings paper in Ohio,
announces that be is determined to dispense
truth and Justice" We guess he means in
bis heart that he will dispense trhh them.
What are you doing, daughter ?" I'm
dressing myself for the party, mother"
We think that the only smart think about
Mr.. Douglas essay in Harper. was exhibited
IN his having II copyrighted. His true pol
icy. whether he knows it not, is to have it
read nj little as possible.