The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-26

DroP OF TRurH.-"I can't see' (says Lady S-)
"what the people want with drinking fountains
when there are so many milk-shops"
A Sting IN A TIrLE.-By way of reprimand, the
sarcastic nature of which do not exactly under
stand, Count Gyulai is to be created for his mis-
deeds, "The Ban of Croatia" If the desire was
to stigmatize the Count, why not have called him
in plain language at once, instead of the Ban of
Croatia, "The Bane of Austrian"
THE FOREIGN OFFICE SPELLING BooK-(As Lord
Malnesbury scould hare it).-We understand that
his taking his departure from the Foreign Office
Lord Malmesbury presented to the clerks, by way
of souvenir, the very graceful and appropriate gift
of new spelling book, which his lordship bad
himself been compiling for their use. His lordship
having lately given vent to the opinion that what
is called photography is test of education, that
spelling is at best most capricious science" and
that the fashions of alter often as new bonnets
his lordship's spelling-bOok viii be perused with
no small interest, as embodying his somewhat pc
culiar ideas. Some notion may be formed of the
scope and style of the great work from the follow
ing eecerpta from its concluding pages, which are
devoted to series of questions to the student,
founded on the rules before propounded for his gui-
dance: 90 ..'-'
SIN spelling the word .kollonies do YOU gener-
ally begin with &C. or witha * and doyou pre-
fer using three rs two or one?''
Chow is the word government usually spet now
and in how many distinct ways do YOU remember
to have seen it spet?
"What do the three letters &C. "a and IT. stand
for? and can yon suggest any variation in the spell
ling?
Chow does Mavour spell 'beleive,' with the q
first or the i? Which do you prefer yourself, and
state your reasons for your preference?
''ln what number of wrong ways can you write
the phrase Sin toetal valation of treatise Men
ton if you can, Foreign Office precedent for the
use of each.
SIN speaking of an author, would call him lit
terry or literary person2 Which is the best wa
of spelling the word 'artikle;' and which do you
write oftenest, 'nuespaper' or 'noospaper?'
"Do you incline at all to the phonetic way of
spelling? If So and you write your words as you
pronounce them, would you, as fashionable man,
write the word 'orwewy' with two RS or with
three? ..
When you invite man to dine with you, do you
terminate the word 'dinnaw' with aw, or er? And
do you like to put one or two ms in the mid
die?
Office clerkship, have you ever come across gov
ernmental document, in any part of which you
could pick ont six words following, spelt as any
spelling book or dictionary spells them?
Scan you write "a blind pig with the use of but
TIVE letters? If not state your reasonsfor believing
it impracticable agI.a..
elbow is the word eerthwake' written in your
office? And do you recolect ever seeing it spelt
earthquake? 5rs
apo Won know how Dr. johnson spells the word
Mention your authorities for
using the three gs.
" AT the CEILING of these presence. Is this phrase
spelt2 and if you think not, how would
you proceed to alter it? .s...I
"When writing letter ON the third day of the
week. do you in general head the sheet with 'Twos-
day. or with 'twoosdayP' State which of these
you think Is most correct. and which word of the
TWO you, in your own mind, fancy looks best. =
II you were in a hurry, and had to write the
der it intelligible3 t-r = -
sui; now does Walker spell the words shutting
mlp, and 'dwag, cart?' and in what way do Won
yourself prefer to spell them? - II. : -
;, ltn now many wrong letters could YOU write
me word kauphy,' if you gave your mind to in 4
or p .;e johnson spell Biography with e frs
Is. obstreperous or 'obstropoousPl Which of
.nese y commonly adopted in the Foreign Office.
spelling7 49, - 81 - sen.'e eiy
dig You ever write the word syatch right at
the nrst shot; and have you never in despair been
reduced to write it 'yot2'" ~ 80 - r y e'
SCENE IN A BARBER's SHop-Captain Phiniken
h IRON country quarters al fear Smythers, my hair
Smythers. "Been bit hoff, Sir; bit hoff. I should
sayp'' E1ssF 2tR q 6'f'' - 'oH' snoaa