Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-30
Baubles from Vanity Fair.

VI hen sailor grows penitent, what sort
of a saint should he make? An Anchorite.
What kind of vessel is typical of a profane
John Bull? A Dem-meJohn
VALUABLE AsslsrANcE.-An Alabama pa
/ per says that it learns on good authority"
that the Southern Confederacv "will not only
DC recognized abroad, but will soon receive
an offer of Aid from France" Gascon-Ade,
/ probably!
PERuAPs IT Is IIE-At recent secession
meeting in Americus, Georgia, as we see by
| the Sumter Republican, resolution was Of.
fered by "Mr. Smith, of New York" We
don't definitely understand what Smith this
is, but if it is John we think we know him.
Why is the middle of March like an old
cotton umbrella? ? Because it is always Lent.
Fayorte name with Spnters-Marius.
The bone of contention just now-Ole
DaUes backbone.
Great need for Southern Army-In Da-
yiss Straits.
The Boston Post publishes Pacific items un-
der the head of "Dust from California" "
Doesn' the reader get it in his eyes, though
a Game Supper-Dutch Cheese and Seven
up
INrAcrrDtr-At first Old Abe was down
on attack; now he is on the other tack. lie
is Il fair tactician.
a SECRET OF THE FRENCH LITERARY Trade
Readers of modern French nEvels cannot fail
to have noticed that on an average two-thirds
of their pages are occupied-not filled with
dialogue, generally consisting Of very short
phrases, or even Of eiaculations. The secret
of this is, that many French romanccs first
appear as .tjaAetonS in the journals, and are
paid for by the line. The spasmodic style of
soliloquy, was first introduced by Alexander
, Dumas, who has adhered to it ever since,
| though not SO successfully as at the outset
One of the prolific novelisDs most famous
works, "Ihc Three Musketeers" was origi-
nally run through the columns of the Paris
Presso, then under the management Of Emile
de Gjraldin. There figured in the earlier
chapters of the "Musketeers' a laconic char
act.r 10y the name OF Grimaud, whose expires.
sious consisted entirely Of monosyllatles, such
as "Ah!' "Oh, ~ Good - "Nol" "Yes"
"Eah! r etc Grimaul talked little, but talk
ed often. Every column contained 20 Abs
or 80 Obs occupying separate lines andcost
iug the Prcasc frame each After this sort
Of thing had continued for some time, ~ de
Girr3in, who at first had been amused at
the authors cunning, then grew impatient,
and finally disgusted, determined to put a stop
to the trick. In measuring the "matter" Of
the fHiActou it was decided that an imagina,
ry perpendicular mark should pass through
each column, and such Of the printed lines as
did not attain this mark, should not be |
counted The editorial decree was made |
known to NJ. Dumas, and the lacouic Gri-
maud the next day gave up the ghost. The |
rule established by Girar1in is now adopted
10y all the Paris Journals The Llanks in the
printed lines are not paid for.
AyAcr to amend an Act entitled an Act
TO confer upon The san francisco and lIarys-
Vile Railroad Company" incorporated under
The laws of this state, certain rights and
privileges approved April 2l, 1888.
Section l. section three Of said act is here
10y amended so as TO read as follows: See. 3
II the said incorporated company shall fail to
construct and complete their said road from
the city Of Marysyilc to the Sacramento
river, ana to reclaim the swamp and over
flowed lands lying between the mouth or
zinl of Butte creek, and the junction Of the
Sacramento and Feather rivers. within four
years from the oath day Of April, 1898, then
aud in that event all the grants, concessions
and privileges, h rely proposed to he gran
ted, are declared TO be revoked, and null and
void, and ofuo etteci;aud If the said company
sh1ll fail to construct and fully complete their
said road and TO r,ciim all lhe swamp and
overflow ,J lands hereby proposed to be re
claim !, VIII hit five years from and after the
9th day OF April, 1888, then and in that
event the whole Of the grants, concessions
auI privileges, hereby proposed to be grant
cd, are declared to bo null and void. and of
no effect; provided, there is nothing in This
Il
ameudotorv, that shall he SO construed as to
auau or yiinte the title to any Of said lands
that have been purchased under an Act en-
titled an Act to provide for the sale and re-
e'amatjon Of the swamp and ovcrfowcd lands
Of this State approved April IS, 1889, or in
any manner to prevent persons from purcha7
Ing ssil lands under said Acts OF 1888 and
1882 at any time prior to the reclamation Of
said lands.
sec, .. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after its passage.