The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-28
NJ. 13.
Miscellaneous Items.


cently to pay our national debt in four hundred and
fifty six years. Why don't some one 7" fund the two
u cents
Among the latest novelties is ironing glove to
! protect the hand from heat when ironing Ihe under
: part is composed of several thieknesses OF flannel
PATHS professional engagements keep her IN fara
until December, when she goes to St. Petersburg for
ten weeks After this she is engaged for London for
two years. and two years. in seasons OF four months,
/ at ST. Petersburg Then she is to retire"
Fortysix pastry cooks in Cincinnati have announced
Y that they will vote for Grant. What dough they
!, will make of it in November Eext!
r Tile Boston Post says !" 1t was not Cuba Mr. Sew
ard has been making overtures to, but another woman
And the other woman has declined.
A New York contemporary accuses Eastern journals
} with misrepresenting the mackerel and codtsh
"catches, with view to influence market prices.
The latest from Egypt report that the yield
Of the cotton crop in that country this year will be
, enormous
Pollards proposal to write life of Mr. Davis, in
stead of receiving encouragement, has been almost
unanimously denounced
Baltimore has any oyster police whose duty it is to
protect the fisheries from depreciation We wonder
what Kind Of " coves " they
The New Haven Register claims majority of 1000
in Connecticut for Seymour and Blair, and the Hart
ford Times puts it from 5000 to 5000.
An effort is being made to raise the membership fee
of the New York Stock Exchange and Open Board of
Brokers to $4,000. Some members of these organ
isatons engaged in perecting plan, which, it is
believed will give greater security to the operations
in the stock market"
One of the latest engineering projects is to connect
the upper Ohio with the Gulf Of Mexico by shorter
route. The principal link in the ne would be canal
thirty miles long between the Coosa and Tennessee
rivers
Henry Ward Beechcr is certainly progressive
clergyman; he has recently made his debut on the
boards of New York theatre supported by the usual
fscenc accessories. The character he appeared in is
tsupposed to be that of Satan rebukng sin.
The Cincinnati Commercial computes the aggregate
cost Of the railways of the United States represent
ed by their capitals $1,000, ,o0o 0oo or about
twothrds of the amount of our whole national debt
Their gross earnings per year will aggregate about
s350,o00,ooo-a greater revenue thaa the United
States governments.
! A country schoolnaser began one morning the du-
ties OF the day with prayer, usual but after prayer
he went up and asked little boy why lie hadn't shut
bis eyes during the prayer, when the boy sharply
ponded: I've are Instructed in the Bible to watch
we'll as pray"
The heroine of novel is thus described "She
leaned against the easement, foot the low sill,
her brow pressing the cold pane her hands loosely
linked and hanging with careless grace at one side;
she was suprclnely happy"
In the village ofla Union, Guerrero Mexico) wo-
man has just given birth to three children, and among
them one that has the physioguomy of old man of
sixty.
CAREFEL.--A coorcd justice in Alabama recently
sentenced melon-steaing darkey receive thirty
nine lashes "But" said he, don't strike him on the
Clothes for that would give him the right you for
damages-put it to him the bare back"
Fight hard against hasty temper Anger will come
but resist it strongly. A spark may set house
fire. 4 fit of passion may give you cause to mourn
all your life. Never revenge an njnry.
recent visitor to the Holy Land reports that he
of sixtyour children. They sing of the beautiful
hyms that originated in the Sunday schools of America
Boston sculptor has been forced to suspend bust
OF Anna Dickenson because as he says, he could not
get block of marble of sufficient purity"
1t is related of Edwin Forest that mechanic in a
village was anxious to hear him personate Shakespeare
and, not being able to go to New York, he wrote to
Forrest, stating his desires The actor replied BY pay
ing the the travelling bills Of his admircr going to and
returning from New York, by supporting him while in
/ the city, and passing him into the theater.
/ little girl who walking with her mother was
tempted by the sight OF basket of oranges exposed
for sale, and quietly took one; but afterwards stricken
by conscience returned it. On her return home she
was discovered in tears and being asked the cause of
her sorrow, replied sobbing Mamma, l havn't bro
ken any of the commandments, but I think I have
cracked one little"
| A PRINTER ''SEr I'll" HIS OWN OB1rUARY-Strance
as this may appear it is nevertheless true. The Prairie
/ du CHEN Union contains notice of the DEATH by
consumption, of Judson Hard About week before
he died he was ordered by his physicians to quit work.
and he did his last type-setting notice of his own
death, containing his history The Union finishes
the notice with high compliment to the deceased as
printer and
mother, trying to get her little daughter of three
years old to sleep one night said, 'Anua why don't
you try to 60 to slcep?n
/" am trying she replied
But you havnt shut your eyes"
ell can't help it; uibuttoned"
a COMFORT TO HIS FArHER-Un Unsophsticated boy
Mamma, papa is getting very rich, isn't he?7
+ Mamma don't know; why, my chds"
Boy" Cause he gives so much money Almost
every morning, after breakfast, when Sally is sweep
ing the parlor, he gives sixpence to 60 out and
rlav.a
Silly r2ccived short notice to quit.
Reports from the wine districts of France are verF
favorable The yield of grapes has been unusaly
abundant, the berries are thoroughly ripencd and the
vintases commenced several days earlier than they did
last year.
1t Is estimated that the wheat crop Of Oregon will
amount to 100000 bushels this year
The malt and hop exchange erected in London
cost over s., 900 600 in gold.
The New York Sun says: The velocipede seems des-
tined into use in this city though it will not
soon attain here the vogue it has reached in France
Our streets are too narrow and too crowded and we
have few broad smooth avenues affordng the oppor-
unity of employing it extensively as means of exer-
else and health.
The largest farm in Mddlesex county Massachusetts
is owned by r. Swan and the heirs of Frank Fox It
contains nearly square mile, has 60 cows 5 yoke of
oxen and horses. It produced COO tuns of hav.
5000 bushels of tuFnps $500 bushels of wurtzels"
and from 500 to 500 bushels Of apples
Forty stock drivers are reported as having been
killed this season BY the Seminoles in Kansas.
The Lowell Courier, in some of its likings
likings, is in full accord with the Southern peo.
Ben Butler, of course--is not pet candi
a days and least of all, with the Courier
ing tone, it repFoaches the sturdy voters Of
setts with
:" Of all sad words Of tongue or pen,
The saddest these-We cant hare b.
The Bay St. Louis (Hiss,) Gazette, Of the
tains the following suggestive paragraph:
We say few days ago, during trip up
croix, large tracts along the bluff lined with
tie. The berries ripe, and ready to
and moulded into candles. If this country
BY Yankees, would have large moulding
nents in midst that would turn out tho
pounds Of excellent candles for the use of ar
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