Red Wing sentinel., 1860-11-14
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In Paris, when the dealers in pre-.
cions stones purchase rubics, they be.
head 4 live pigeon, 50 that the blood Of
the bird shall fall on shec, Of white
paper, alongside the gem, as test of
its color.
Byerly of Philadelphia has been con-
victed OF forgery Of election returns in
the 9TH Dist, has been sentenced to
215 years Imprisonment and 5000 fine.
' A tcaspoonfal offino charcoal drank
in. > halttumbler of water will relieve
e.sick head ache.
The St. Paul Pioneer tells of mcr-
chant Of that city who was wal,zins at
Alderman Ball when he saw his wife
enter with an inquiring look. He rush
cd out ut tho back door and when the
wife arrived the innocent man was in
his slippers and dressing gown reading
prayer book! Her suspicious all
vanisccd. ....-...,
The New York Times is wcaricd Of
torch-light professions. The $1,000
Union exhibition there the other night
was too much. The Times calls
wide Awake, Minute Men and Little
Giant paradcs pretty and highly re.
specialize childs play 1t says:
To say that grown men array them
selves i" uniform, and bearing torches
to 60 about the streets in that undis-
tinguishablc torchlight, supplied by,
gas and kerosene, and obscurcd by
smoke, is not the wiscst conceivable
plan Of promoting partisan cause,
may seem to be unfair and splenetic,
but it certainly is a truism.'
The Prince wore feather in his
hat and his motto is 'Ich Dion.' 1t is
said that a former Prince of Wales,
Edward, at the battle Of Crcssy, killed
John of Bohemia who wore plume
and had 'lch Diem for a motto. The
motto is German and means Il serve
The French government has inter
dictcd subscription for sword to be
presented to General de Lamoricierc,
the idea of which was started by some
ofhis lcgitimist friends i'll Brittany.
One Of the features Of late fair at
Atlanta, Ga, was the appearance on
the grounds of twenty pupils of the
seclcct school of Rev. G. w. Howard,
with their teachers, all clothed in G cor
gia homespun.
The Tupon Multiple, is the name Of
the latest invented Paris petticoat.
1t does away with hoops and crinoline
''supporting itself by the harmonius
intelligent disposition Of the waves Of
muslin of which it is composed"
The Northwestern states have a
population Of 5000, 900 or nearly three
times as many as the Colonies con.
aaincd at the time of the revolution.
II is stated that the King ofNaples
offered Garabaldi three millions Of du.
cats not to attack tho city. The 1tal.
ian Chiefrcfuscd the bribe though his
breechcs were badly darned when tho
princcly offer was made.
A snow storm isted Fayetteville
Ark, October 81, covering the ground
and trees, commencing about noon,
and is still falling, with every pros
pect Of q regular snow strom.
"Might tempt you to venture upon
this orangc?'' II should b e happy te
obligc you, madam said Leigh Hunt
who was thus being addressed by a
lady, "but l IN afraid would fall off.
An idiot in Germany was told te
watch corpse. The corpse was liv
ing man and the intention was to foo
the poor idiot. Presently the body
movc,l--the idiot told 1t to be still
On failure to mind, the simpleton seiz
ed a hatchct and dispatched the bo
gus dead man. Served him right.
Heroine is said to be curious word
Its first two letters arc male, first three
female, first four !" brave man and the
whole = brave woman.