Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


 we marry on she wing; we make a fortune at stroke, and lose it again at the twinkle of an eye. Our bodies are locomotives running at the rate of twenty miles an hour; our souls are high pressure engines our lives are like shootlng-stars and death oyertakes us, at last, like a flash of lightning.
 - Al . banquet sive'a recently at Vienna, Count BuoI gave the following toast May God preserve the armyi; Baron Brnck, the minister of inance, replied, that he fcrvently hoped this prayer would De answered, as the Austrian exchequer could not do it much longer.
 - 4 lady, who was about to marry small man, was told that lie would make bad husband. z sWell,'' said she, 's if he is 50 bad, there is one comfort--there is very little of him.,
 - Sassafras bark, mixed with dried fruit, Fin the proportion of handful to the busheL is said to be preventive against the worm, which often destroys hundreds of bushels Of fruit in single season.
 - The young mai Of Tondsda-Lac, Wir.., formed debating cab; and in order to secnrs the attendance of the ladies, whose presence might contribute to the prosperity of the As socation, adopted tie following resolution: That any member who shall attend our meet 'ings hereafter, uuaccompanicd by at least one lady, shall be fined one peek of apples, for the use and benefit of the Association.
 - The flower known as the dahlia is said |to be of Chinese origin. It was introduced in Europe by Professor Dahl--hence its name. 
 -- z Who was the oldest man?v asked teacher of his pupil. Mcthusaleh, "replied the boy. :" How can that be,n continued the schoolinaster, wien the Scriptures inform us that he died before hss father?" The scholar was silent. Can tho reader answer the latter question? IGen., chap. VI, yer. s2d.
 - ( Poker Point is the name of a short bend in the Ohio river, above Uniontown, Ky, where number of steamboats laid up one winter, oil account of being fast frozen in. The passengers encarnped' on the shore, and passed their time ia pIgying the game which gave name to the spot.
 - {. If a man steals my unbrella," says a quaint moralist, :. there is no use in making fuss it only shows that an umbrella equiliI- rinm has been broken. Now, if l take one from some other person, that restores the equi- poise. There is really no umbrella lost: an umbrella is only lost when it is worn out.n
 - Genio c. Scott, the costumer, says that the sweeping machines of the Broadway side- walks, in New York, are ssthirty yards of eight-dolar silk, mounted on reticalated frame of whale-bone and steel"
 - The clergymen of Madison, Wis, each F. xl l. ing, during the Christmas holidays They were taken in thankfully by the recipients, being considered surprise presents. It was aftefward ascertaned that they had been stolen from the college stewards, by some students, and distributed among the clergymen, as mischievous practical joke. This fact was not known in time to { save the bacon"
 - The last line in the following stanza is rather too long for good poetical jingle but the moral of the eifusion is sublime: W
 The nan that doth no paper take,
 Grudging two dollars once year,
 Will never good husband make, Because his wife can never know what is go- ing on in the world, and his children will vsry ignorant appear.
 E A man SuOuiu duVeTtlSe III tHe DeWSpa- pers, because it is profitable in his business; he should be temperate, because it conduces to health; he should discard the use of tobac- GO, because it is an indecent habit; he should marry, because il makes him happier; and he should pay the printer, because it is his duty.
 - Some strong-minded wosaan inquires: "lf it was not intended that wives should drive their husbands, why are they required to go through the BRIDLE ceremony 2"
 - It was said of drunken negro, who fell down cellar-way, in Philadelphia, that 's his life was preserved by his head striking first. when he reached the bottom.''
 -. don't believe there's any use in this vaccinating." said an old lady. ~ had child yaccinated, and it fell out of the window the week after, and got killed.v
 - A piece of paper or linen, moistened with turpentine, and put into wardrobes or drawers, for single day, three or four times during the year, is said to be an efficient pre- servative against moths.
 - It is announced, for the benefit of those who did not see the late comet, that it will again appear before the public, for a few nights, in the autumn of 2147.
 - A man is a brute to be jealous of good woman; fool to be jealous of worthless one but doubly fool to commit suicide for either of them.
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