Arizona miner., 1867-11-02
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Ag old gentleman in Arkansas. with his two sons, presented himself for registration. In response to @ question, the father stated that he was happy 10 say that his sons could not read nor write. He had been sent to school when boy aud when he got start in the world he indorsed a note and lost his property. He then determined that his chil dsen should not know how to write.
 Ar trial in a divorce case in England. re- gently, a witness made the following replies: MT Sergeant Tindal-He treated her very kindly, did he not
 AtSinson-Oh, yes, very; he kissed her several times.
 Sergeant Tindal-And how did she treat himl
 Atkinson-Well, she retaliated
 A CORRESPONDENT of the Bath Times tells a good story of Campmeeting John Allen: At a social gathering of ministers of differ ent denominations, Baptist brother made a display of objection to the Methodist polity, because, as he said, there was too much machinery to it. Yes responded Brother Allen, there is good deal of machinery, but it doesn't take so much Uater to run it as the Baptist does"
 TIE following memorandum was picked up by one of the editorial force of the New York Express: Skeleton skirt for wife; God frey's cordial for baby; No. 9 shoes for Ma tida: nursing bottle No. 2 one gallon of whisky pink saucer and powder for Miss Jones; one Testament; borrowed of Smith SIP; send for bread and beefsteak at F N.; meet Julia at 5 r. M
 DICKENS full name is Charles John Hull man Dickens. X correspondent says that the name of Pickwick. which he has rendered immortal, is derived from the parish register at Portsmouth, his native town The names of Chuzzlewit, Guppy, and Sam Weller are found among the wills at Doctors Commons
 IT pays now to invent popular toy and make it sell well. Tke person who invented the common street toy known as the re- turning ball is said to have realized Sl00.- 600; the 'always-wound- nd-np-top" realized $4O0O0. The inventor of the "walking doll,' which was SO fashionable a few years ago, made $75.0o0 by his patent. The danc- ing "Jim Crow" toy, introduced a few years ago, was invented by an invalid boy, and =ca . fortune.
 DECREASE OF PoPULATIoS.-War has left its mark on Mississippi Tn 1860 the total population of that State was S9l ,303-whites 253, SO, blarks 44T .404. In 1866 the whole population was 524,1l5-wllites 343. 460. blacks 3Sl, ,25s. The absolute decrease in six years was 76js5, the whites losing 10, ,437, , the blacks 6G,i43. But at the rates of in- crease before the war the population should have been 854,00O in 1866, and the real loss by the war was 10000, of which the whites lost 52,000, the blacks 7s,00O. The excessive loss Of the negroes is accounted for by the fact that they fled from the interior to the river towns during the war, where they herded together and routed of disease by the thousan1.
 "DEAD as a door nail " would not seem to be very expressive. and yet it has long been used. In Henry " we read the following dialogue:
 Faistaff-Whatl is the old king dead
 Pistol-As nail in door,
 A SOLUTION of gold was, in the early days of chemistry, deemed impossible. It was found that limited proportions are soluble in s.lphgric and nitric acids together. and if is now ascertained that it is easily soluble in the etherial solutions of the perchlorides and perbromides Hence, if gaseous hydriodic acid is transmitted into ether contain ing leaf gold, it will be dissolved and the acid decomposed.
 CRANBERRY wine, taken internally and applied externally, is announced as a cure for scrOfula. To make the wine, take the ripe berries, mash them in a mortar to fine pulp, put it into a stone jar, add one quart of wa ter to two quarts of berries; stir it well set away and let it stand week; then strain il through cotton, and you have a beautiful wine, which, with little sugar, makes a wholesome drink, at once cooling and pala- table. It does not ferment
 FRANZ HUsISG, Esq, one Of our most esti- nisble and enterprising citizens, has jast re- turned to his home from trip to the East He returns in mourning for the loss of his mother-in-law and her son, both of them killed