The Hillsborough recorder., 1869-05-26

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streets and parlors rang with 'Disie." The
war broke out that spring, and the military
bands took 1t up, and Dixie" became to
the South what the Marseillaise Hymn was
to the French. And that's how "Dixie"
became the popular war song Of the South.
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LIVE CATTLE WEicHED ny MEASURE
The only instrament necessary is a mea-
sure with feet and inch marks upon ii. The
girth is the circumference Of ihe animal
just bshind the shoulder bladess The SUI
perfcial feet are. obtained by multiplying
the girlh aud length. The following table
contains the rule 10 ascertain The weight Of
the animal: "a y w s.
u less than one foot 10 girth, multiply
superficial feet by eight.
Ifless than three and more than one, null
tiply superficial feet by eleven.
I'd less than Eve and more than three,
multiply superficial feet BY sixteen.
II less than seven and more than Eve.
multiply superficial feet by twenty-five.
IL less than nine and more than seven,
multiply superficial feet by thirty three.
| If less than eleven and more than nine.
multiply superficial feet by forty two.
Example-Suppose ihe girth Of a'bullock
TO be six feet three inches; length Eve feet
six inches; the superficial area will then be
thirty four. and in accordance with pre-.
ceding table the weight will be seven hun.
dred and eightyrtwo pounds.
Example-Snppose pig to measure 10
girth tive feet, aud length one foot and nine
inches. There would be ihree and a hall
feet, which. multiplied by eleven, gives
ihirty.eight and half pounds as the weight
Of tie animal when dressed. Ia this way
the weight Of foor qaar,ers can be substan.
tally ascertained during lie.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STAGE
| MISS Olive Logon in a letter to tn,
"Times" deleEds the remarks she mad,
about the stage in her speech on Wednes,
day night She says; 81 referred the OH,
er nigh, TO decent young women who ara
not celebri,ies--merely honest. modes
girls, whose parents have lefi them The no
very desirable heritage Of ihe stage. and
who ind il diffeult 10 obtain any other em.
ploymept being uneducated for any other
When these girls 60 into q theatre 90 apply
for situation now, they lind that the re-
quirrmenis ef managers are expressed IL
the following questipns;" tHti lst3sst
First---''ls Your haW dyed yello~i'' ara
Second-"Are your legs, arms and bo
SON symmetrically formed. and are you
willing 10 expose themf"
l Third-"Can you sing brassy songs. ana
dance the ean-can. and wink at men, an,
give aterance to disgusting half word.
which mean whole actiousf"
/ Foafth-.Are you acquainted with an,
rich men WHO viii throw you flowers. anl
send you presents. and keep sdoa, dubiou
fumofs ebneerning year chastitsi"
i Rilth-"Are you willing TO appear 10
night, and every night. amid The glare o
gaslighls and beipfe the gaze Of thousand
of mep, in this pair of satin breeehes teI
inches long, without sestige Of drspery vI
your perscnl 80 40
i .lf yen can answer these question ailir
matively. we will give yeu situation.
not. there's the door HGd
4 For myself. lefl the stage four years az
10 pursue literature. With writing an
lecturing | avn able 20 earn a decent ap'
, dlgniiieJ livelihood. 1 ana very thankful
can do SO. but my own private affairs ar
not @y. sole concern, and 'what see.
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