Des Arc citizen., 1866-03-08
N U MEIER 3.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


 arrival home if he left India on account of the state of his health, he replied @They say there's something wrong in the chest
 - In large party one evening. the con yersation turned upon young mems allowance at college. Tom Sheridan lamentcd the ill., judging parsimony of many parents in that respect "I am sure, Tom,' said his father, you need not complain; always allowed you eight hundred year." .'Yes, father I must confess you allowed it, but then it was never paid
 At tho Presidents last reception, a pc- cular style of wearing the hair among the Indies was subject of much comment, and the remarks werc for the most part; altogeth- CT in it's favor, as becoming substitute for the waterfall The hair was allowed to fall it's full length, without letter or bond of any description, and was thought by many to be the most graceful style the evcrchanging em- press, Fashion, has yet presented to public patronage.
 Al exchange paper tells the following anecdotc of 8 college student who was dis tingushed for his address in evading the writing of themes, and palming off the cur Fcncy of others as his legal 'tender" One evening he read theme of unusual melt; but the professor, as he sat down in the pride of conscious excellence, asked, "Is that origiA nal?" "Yes, sir" said the student '.Are you sure of t?n queried the professor, doubt ingly "Why, yes sir" replied the student, with imperturbableg gravity; Git had original oyer it in the paper I took it from"
 A MUSICAL BLOW Ur The Rev. Mir. B--- when residing at Canterbury some years ago, wos reckoned good xiolincello player. His sight being dim, obliged him very often to snuff the candles, and in lieu of 5npfers he generally employed his fingers in that office, thrusting the spells into the sound holes of tic yiolincello. A waggish friend of his popped quantity of gunpowdeg into B---'s instrument. The tea equipage be- ing removed, music became the order of the evening, and B-- dashed away at Van- halls 25th. B--- came to a bar s rest tue candles were snufIed, and he thrust the igni- ted wick into the usual place-.ft .fragor, and bang went the fiddle to pieces.
 - Charles Fox used to brag that he could go lightly sbod in wet weather without getting cold, and with much good humor told the following incident. Walking in Oxford street he found Q tug It his professionalism chief, and seized the culptit in the very act of l abstraction. On getting to the police station he asked the fellow whether anything in his face procured him the honor of being selected for the attempt. ''Why, sir, "yom face is well enough; but, noticing you wear thin shoes on the slushy pavement at once set you down for a Tom Noldr.
 ORIGIN OF CERTAIN HAB1rs.-- Many of the most pernicious habits were contracted origi- nally for tie sake of health. Wine and dis tiled liquors are taken to strengthens tobac- co, opium and hasheesh 10 relieve low spirits; card playing to amuse, But, too often, the persons who innocently acquire such habits know not bow to limit the extent of the iudul- gence' or 10 abandon them entirely when found to be prcjudicial The dose of excite ment must be increased; habit exerts it's sway; we are enclosed in it's net, and happy is he who is able with rosoute effort to extri- cate himself from it.
 The following was Doulton repywhen asked by King George H. what he had been doing. It appears that he had been accus. toned to supply the king with articles of ormolu, but ceased to show himself at Court when he gave up that branch of manufacture on entering into partnership with Watt. some time after he appeared at the Royal layee, and was at once recognized blythe King. "ua. Boulton," said he, s.it is long since we have seen you at Court. Pray what business are you now engaged in?" q am engaged, your Majesty, in the production of q commodi- ty which is the desire of Kings "And what is that: What is that?'. asked the King. ! Power your Majesty, replied Boulton, who proceeded to give description of the great uses to which the steam engine was capable of being applied. '
 COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP corresuo lent of llarpers Monthly is involved in dcA ttic perplexities. He writes: a
 got acquainted with a young widow who lived with her step-daughter in the same house. married the widow; my father fell, shortly after it, in love with the step-daughter of my wife, and married her. My wife be- came the mother-in-law andalso the daughter n-law of my own father; my wife's step daughter is my step-mether, and I am the step-father of my mother-in-law. My step- mother, who is the step-daughter of my wife has boy; he is naturally my step-brother, but because he is the son of my wifes step- daughter, so is my wife the grand mother of the little boy, and am the grandfather of my step-brother My wife has also a boy my step-mother is consequently the steprsis- ter of my boy. and is also his grandmother.