The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-06-07


A MICHIGAN schoolmistress used up
three whips and a ferulc in Furnishing q
scholar-then her strength gave way.
FLIEs--An exchange gives the follow
ing as a decocton that will entirely rid
the house of flies. It won't cost much
to try it and it may be good thing:
Take half spoonful of black pepper
in powder, one teaspoonful brown sugar,
aud one teaspoonful Of cream; mix them
well together. and place them in room
on a plate where the flies are trouble
some, and they will soon disappear
The FIRST GRAPK GROWER. ear
liest account of the vine is found in
Genesis X, 20:-"And Noah began to
be husbandman, and planted vine
yard" We are not informed as to the
kind or quality of the grapes he planted,
but we have abundant testimony that
they made good wine in which the al
coholic element was amply developed.
The country in which Noah resided is
supposed to be Armenia, q land still
famed for its grapes and wine
Not so very long ago, in one of tho
Western States, there was a certain Bap
tlst church whose members were not ex
actly unit on the subject Of immersion
At meeting Of church officers. on one
occasion. certain person, not remark
able for purity Of life, sent in a request
for admission into their fold. One Of
the committee-a rather rough man
on hearing the name Of the individual
exclaimed that man! well, il that
man is to be admitted to the church he
ought to be soaked over night"
Mr.. Dickens tells an American story
OF yonng lady, who, being intensely
loved by five young men, was advised to
jump overheard and marry the man who
jumped in after her" Accordingly, next
morning. the i've lovers being on deck,
and looking very devotedly at the young
lady, she plunged into the sea head fore
most. Four Of the lovers Immediately
jumped in after her When the young
lady and her four lovers we're out again.
she says to the Captain, what am /
To do with them now. they are so wet ?"
Take the dry one Aud the young
lady did, and married him
The Postoffice Department has issued
orders 10 discontinue the delivery of the
mails at an early day at all Offices in
South Carolina, and perhaps in other
States, where there are no regular ap-
pointed and commissioned postmasters.
This order, .he Governor of South Car
olina says, will subject the press and the
business community to very serious en-
barrassm ents, unless steps are taken TO
secure the service at each postmaster Of
such persons as can take the requisite
oath as prescribed by Congress-, and he
therefore recommends that some person
be selected at each office who can take
the oath and give the requisite bonds.
IL HURRY.-A curious marriage is
reported to have occurred some days
since near Bay City, Michigan, which
reads like this: It seems that farmer
lost his wife by death, and that the said
wife died early in the morninR The
farmer did not appreciate being LEFT =
lone in the world, and ere his wife's eres
were hardly closed in the sleep that
knows no waking, he decided 70 marry
again. Hitching up his team, he takes
his servant girl and gees 70 Bsy CITY to
purchase garments for the dead. While
there he married the girl and returned 20
his home the same night with his second
wife, 40 that by actual count he was not
a ~idower twelve hours. The new wife
appeared at the funeral the nexf dav In
deep black, and was one OF the c6fef
mourners over the body OF the first wife.