, 1859-02-16
miscellaneous Items.

TAKEa THE HINES Our.--Solcmon made
mistake, with all his wiadom, when he deelar ed
There is no new thing under the sun Had
be lived at this period, he doubtless would have
have exclaimed Every day brings something
new. The latest kink in the way OF discoveries
Ito make money-thas has come to our knorl.
edge, ia tie invention OF . Mr., Hodgson. who
claima to hare patent for an article the usa of
which will "improve the physical appearance
Of tho cotored population " By taking the kinks
out Of the wool On tho descendants of Ham, and
reducing it to passable hair.-N. 7. iStus. :.
4 MEXICAN RossERr.-The editor of the Cali.
fornia EuIturiss, TN agricultural monthly, WAS
travelling on foot in Alameda County, when
three Me11csns, armed with kniges, assaulted
him aud deznauded his money Ha refused,
saying "no;' whereupon one OF them threw
rtatd Or la,so over his head. aud the three then
dragged him quarter Of mile, the reasa
choking him slmost to Inconsistencies. While
b. still had his vita abnut him, however. be
took two twenty dollar pieces. and oue four and
one Eve dollar gold piece from bis pocket, and
put them in his mouth, snd there kept them,
slough his tongue Afterwards was forced out at
his mouth By the choking. The Mexicaus has-
ing dragged him into raviue, cleaned ont his
pockets, getting <l7, and then let him 60. He
saved $40, aud had all the akin taken of bis
neck where the rtat1, or raT-hide rope had
pressed it.
NQN ERUTx&14QN IU TIE 4VuSS D6k4--Au
old Canadian hunter declares that the reason
why the wild deer were not all killed when
young, {as they only breed ones year, aud are
alwsys surrounded BY other animate which pTey
upon them, AZ dogs, wolves, beaEs. panthers.
de-. is, that ''no dog or other animal can snail
tie traek Of dos or tawn, while thu las.ar il
too young to take care Of itself!'' He stated
that be had'otten seen it demonstrated. He had
taken his dogs over tbs ground when he had
just before seen them pass, aud they would
take no notice of the track, aud could not be
induced to follow when taken to the spot, while
they would instantly discover the trsck, Of any
deer not having JounR ones. This il but one
proof Of the adaptation of the natural laws 70
preserve lie when it most needs protection.
THs 6rua1ous GoIp Corx At Nkw York
The process By which the spurious milfed coin
ia manufactured II New York is quit. ngenious.
Tbs coin il placed upon = lAthe and made 10 re-
yolye- 4 keen, narrow chasel is set azainst tie
edge; and ~ the coin revolves, the chissol turns
oct the inside Of it, aud penetrates nearly to
tho centre. The cavity 10 then filled up With
hase metal, the coin is mi}ltd over again. and
the edge galvanized, showing As perfect speci-
men Of work In fraud as Waa ever conceived or
executed. 1t can only b detected BY weigh
ing.
The mutlated coin weighs soms niusteen
grAius less than good coin, and it is estimated
that each nre dol1Ar piece 20 mutila.ed ia de-
CREASED in value 10 &3.7s-
W111a Of rua Bosrox14xz-Inh his last Idle
wild letter, Willis thus reers 10 the late Burna'
dinner in Boston:
The two hundred aud fhJ guests at the Park
er Rouso were probably not al PreEideata Of
railroads or eashiers Of banks; but theJ Ill
locked most fasi2uingly respona1ble-soo wide
awake for comfors-men who arc likely 10 be
born into tho NEXT world II mere eheruhs. their
legs and livers haTing been snsiroly forgotten,
in this life, ~ to hare dropped awaT from the
consciousness which forms the soul. Emerson
should 2iTe them = lecture, think, on " Ths
Neglected. Animal in Boaton-''
RkcALL.-lt il etated By tho Washington coz
respondent who tr1t RsTe publicity to the scan.
dal about Lord Lord Napier and ths fashionable
lady prominent in Warrington society, who b.
came his victim, thst this %* little ind1eTttion"
has cost the Ainister his ptsce. and that diplo-
matte differences or political intriguea had
nothing to do with his recal1. The story runs
that
Tte lady Of Sir WIN. Cora 0useley. By short
and emphatic epistIe to tho lsdy Of Lord John
Ruasell. produced this change Aoral-Tha
Queen is wife and mother, - wen n sove-
rsign, and intends her Court and Hinisters
shai preserve i'll the commzndments-