, 1870-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS.


sthoul c6nMiitec.
-PtItna1!, MGss. clalms thu champion tIar-
Of, a. least, belt has been presented 10 young
uau Of African descent fer IS ttatlnr:1 y In that
tine.
The Sau Ffancisco Jews have voted-ss TO 81
40 abolish The old custom ioro!dding me1 and
women to SIT tngether In the synagogue.
"a guilt presented By the ladies' Of the Mesho-
dist Episcopal Church Il Holly, n. T., 10 their
passeE. 1t recect festival, contained 1873
tqus.es Of sfk, and over COO feet OF stitching.
IA New {o.k.psper hafbors hope for marked
Improvement In the public morals, from the fact
tvoEs have bern puhlisaed, with view OF max
irE ne liday presents Of them.'
New Yo1k econonistz. according to the Eors-
'seIesat Adse7fis<r. employ tho upsmuked bends
OF c!garft picked up In the streets AID CUTTERS
''nlllnSa" 10 the making ot ctgars. Thus cigar
msy often do duty twice
"A week Of 10 ago, \ SURPRISE party At Pitts
ncld. Masl. broke storc, two chRtra, s9fa, and
s lot OF ctockcsJ, during their stay al the housc
Of the party su1prtsed. The family has no further
wlth 10 be su1pt.aee.
foros when IN motion, develepl electricity enough
10 ignite gas.igut A,rua:ed a. least tix 1ees fsou
the belt Dy presenting the Ennekies Of one hasd
to the belt and the point OF pge. OF the other To
the hutuef, the gas will be insta..iy i9ni.ed.
In Philadelphia paper appe :1ed an aAver.
usemenT, " Wanted, ten good ? -iutefs BY break
fast time. The adyertieer Whs run down by dog
mescaanH. with oil sests 0t spec:urns nf :. point.
e1s" A he des ired ten ct that class Of bckisyeEs
Enown as "pointezs," his surprise Eay Ire in.
sS!ned.
-rhe Post once Department il harIng made q,
Colts factory auppls OF what Is considered TIE
hNef t,nrr
numbered plate Of glass covess TIE kcS hole and
the glass has TO be broken lefo.e the bag eau b
unlocked or the lcck tampered with.
-Anong the stranSeat Of rare laces Il vel
given by Nicholas, Emperor Of Rnesls, to Taom1s
II. Seymour, OF Connecticut. 1t Is very large, oi
exquisite dettcr, ard 50 fragile, 80 ethereal II
texture tha'. when khsken cut and cas1 upon the
aiT, II mats I'll thAsie slowD, and It is MANY
minutes before Il will celtic Ia close room. ard
then whispered Invitation will start It On T.,
aerial travels again.
-D1. E. DiDRlef reconls. In the Rtgttch,tie Jour
pol Gaze of re occurring 10 si!k htarc at Pazl.
the origin Of which zaa t:aecq to package a
black.dyed nIlk which had been trougn. from tas
dye-house within the previous twenry-fon nouta
This Is not the 1rst Instance OF The spnnIaneou.
combustion Of hlack-dyed silk. the cause of whEct
pe1scI And Others have failed to fnly explain
Df- Dlusler adr!ses merca,s to keep such silk II
smslj parcels, and to prevent It's get:ieg 100 ho
by proper ventilation.
The managing namrnas Of St. John, New
fcuudland- are so.eIy ,iisp1essed at the rcuoya
OF the Britlsh sol:te1e, because the Joung o1ssrs
Of Erltalna best blood made such eligible catchel
for their beautiful daughters And this thopkeer
ers complain that the rsO.O0o annually left witt
them by the gazrts2n II not to be sueezed al
Strange to say, as the soldiers leave the mRcxere
reappear after forty years. scszcity, in nll the
former ahu1ulnce-
buffalo clergynen are disposed tn be some
Whist pe1zonal Ia their pubic petitions, judging
from The following extract from prayer otrerrt
BY one Of the fraternity last Sunday: ~ Oh Lard
htess those who are here present: hless shost
who arc on their way htther; hiess those who an
gett!pg rendy to come: bless those who do 10
come nj ill: and In a apgctal Eauccr, ws Pa!
Thee, bless those who arrived in tme 10 hear ths
nrkt psaye.."
IA preparation of rare rutritlvc qualities 4
eonpou=des: inter The fe!lowtog formula Of
frerch physician: Powder Of cocoa, ten parts
eoHcc, I'VE paris; sugar, ve parts: te 30 parts
An oucce and quarter tlAs, IT IL declared, vii
sutsttp man IN good health tor many months
| Tie competition nay be be iniuset. IN water. O
| the coffee anu snSar nAF be cstcu separately
lrF- The nusrllIve properties OF ten, coGe.
cccco, ard rato have been uader. Investigation
fas thirty years past, vita fall prospect Of veE
dict tn thtlr favor; but fhc general impression
hsd been that they were mere atlnulants. 1t vii
hc erW to provision ci'y against stcge on Ia
| rew diet.
| The New YORK Sun SAYS thar tho youag Mid
saipmen who, after graduating. took pleasur
cruise IN tho Ssb,neto Europe md the Brnztls. Il
| perfect themselves IN their profession, many o
/ whom failed TO rass q subsequent examination
| for the g,ndc OF Enngu. arc 70 hAvc tao:he