The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-11-17
3 MISCELLANEOUS.
Harmless pugilism-striking attitudes.

Harmless pugilism-striking attitudes.
Minnesota has town called Pigs Eye"
There was IS inches of snow at Hudson,
Ohio, Tuesday morning.
Woman's Rights-if she cannot be captain
of ship, she may command smack.
Ten thousand dollars worth of Struggled
hair was seized in New York last Wednes-
day. .-...|-...... .. rl .n.
Pelsimmons are scarce in Virginia this
year. A mild winter is the prophecy there
from.
The mission town of San Rafael, three
miles from San Francisco, has bull fights on
Sunday.
Ali bonnets, cloaks and dresses are to be
deliberately trimmed with feathers this
Winter.
There are nearly 200 persons in Chicago
engaged in journalism, or writing for the
press in some way.
They must have strong penitentiary at
Salt Lake A few days since gentle zephyr
took the roof off
Imperial photographs, with illuminated
monograms stamped on the back, are now
all the rage in society.
1t has now become question as to whether
Phrenologist can tell what barrel con-
tains by examining its head.
A Virginia calf is given to turkey eating,
and even before Thanksgiving has made
way with thirteen of this breed of poultry.
Kid gloves are now fastened with gold
studs, connected by chains. Some are set
with precious stones, and are exceedingly
costly.
A congregation at Chicago wants new
preacher, and says that besides being good
preacher he must be man of good moral
character.
A Kansas paper sums up the process of
Indian subjugation thus: "After war, peace
after bullets, bread after Custer, Quakers
IT'S WELL" .r..#.
The Hartford Courant claims that ''next
to the ministry of the Christian religion
there is no nobler profession than that of
the politician"
The United States contains 100000 of
dogs. A tax OF 81 a head on these valuable
animals, would go great way toward re-
lieving the income tax.
A colored woman in Illinois has recovered
5000 damages from the Chicago and North
western Railway for refusing her passage in
the ladies' car.
Texas gentlemen are losing their old prof.
cheney with the pistol. A Galveston editor
has been shot at twenty one times within a
short period, and not once hurt.
A lady, speaking of gathering of lawyers
who had assembled to look at the court.
house. said she supposed they had come to
view the ground where they must shortly
lie"
An eccentric individual, named John
Beazelcy is electrifying the people of Win.
chester, Tenn, with a new tangled idea that
the gospel has never yet been preached to
them, and they have no souls. .
An editor says, Attention was first drawn
to matrimony by the skillful manner in
which girl handled broom" whereat u
brother editor says the manner in which his
wife handles broom IS not so pleasant.
During the last fiscal year 760, 1000, 900 OF
letters passed through the United. States
mails-iorty millions mUre than during any
previous year, and an average Of twenty for
every man, woman, and child in the land.
Secretary Robson has decided to appoint
Boaitl Of officers in the Navy, three OF
which will be from line and three from staff
to meet and adjust differences of opinion
between line and staff officers as to their
rank i- I'D ''i siEth
Said distinguished politician to bis son /:
Look at me! Ibegan as Alderman, and
here l am at the top of the tree; and what
is my reward Why, when die my son
will be the greatest rascal in the United
States.r To this the young hopeful re-
piled: ''Yes, dad, when you die and not
until them"