, 1870-05-12

A Indy writes to doNn-South e1chapgs that
pig's g1zz1rd roasted dry, and ground to q
powder, IL eovereign remedy for hiccups.
The most CHASTITY announcement Of the
A.gus, which says that ''E. T. Vanderbilt
comes out With a card announcing his grand
opening Of spring styles Of cof6ns.".
Mime. Minck, lecturer at Paris, was
obliged to 1eave the platform because there
was too much smoking among the audience,
Tho Chaitman quietly said " You see, gen.
more moderately"
| "A lady at Dototou1t, Virginia, on leaving
her husband to visit her sister tho other day
eaid pIa.fully, "that maybe aha wouldn't como
bacE." And BLe didn't. She 1zu away with her
bister'a husband.
Somebody, who writes over tho signature
bf - 'Hoosier Girl, senda letter to 3 Boston
paper waning Yankee girls not to come West
for husbands, ns there arc not enough hero
to supply the homo demand"
! -1sice, though SO popular a dish among the
Chinese IN San Francisco. IL not, adopted by
the Americans On the coast, who associate that
grain With ideas OF poverty. In fact, il one
were to offer rico pudding or rice c4ke to
an 1rishuan or American, the certain reply
would be, "Do you think am 4 Cilinamsn -
John T. Fordts Theatre in Baltimore, on
Saturday afternoon, wns crowded by three
thousand persons, and Ave thousand were
turned away. tbs occasion being benefit for
tho Richmond aufIele1h- Tho orchestra and q
portion Of the stage we're invaded BY tho peo-
pie
recently, ria the Hartford L Enc Railroad. As
he was little early for the train, be bought \
newspaper, and after looking at the stock
sales, picked up his valise and started up the
street. :. I thought you nsre going to New
York by this route ~ said friend. 'Wel1, 30
IL L
when Ehnre of its stock is worth less than
single fare"
a Scranton, Pa, editor. who i" has. seen
the costly splendors of the Eastern world, tho
Mosque Of Omar, and the Golden Palace Of
Nena Sahib ut Calcutta, ~ well as the regal
opinion that the house OF an American citizen,
Just erected in Scranton, " far exceeds them
in tie wonderful combination Of utility with
elegance"
The H1itten answers to questions pro-
pounded to candidates for admission to tho
animation, were some Of them highly amusing
One Of the printed questions Was: " What
would be the probable cargo Of ship loaded
at Rio Janciro ?" and the answer written in
several csses was Diamonds" Another
question was: For what is Sheffield, Eng
land, noted Z" and the answer written to this
by several scholars (who hAd probably read
newspapers recently to some extent y was
g Sheffield is distinguished for its scientific
school, :.
The American Pharmaceutical Associa-
iion, in session last rsokin Washington, adopt
ruia Of tho United States. Among the IN
Etruclions to the Revising Committee was ono
directing the abandonment Of measures OF
capacity, and the expressions of quantities. in
all formulas by weights and in equal. parts by
weight. The Committee of Revision is to sit
IA Tjff1nHn1nhio nn1 ia tn bo cnTnn1RfNf nf fl.
teen members.
Tho other afternoon large crowd was
drawn together opposite the Jockey Club,
Paris, by gentleman mounted on 4 prancinK
stecd, who wanted 70 enter tue Gsand M CAFE for
the purpose Of playing galno Of billiards in
this position, as was done by Chateauvillasd
some thirty years 1go. The garcons ranged
themselves in battle array before tho pawing
charger, and, after Intellectual efforts that
lasted for more than ten minutes, tho gay car-
nlier Tetreated.
Tho 1argest farm in England consists OF
5000 acres, and belongs to q man with the
Yankee nano OF Samuel Joues. In it's cultiva-
tion he follows the t'four- -course' systen, tho
whole extent Of the farm being divided into
-four great crops-750 acres Of wheat, $50 Of
barley and OATS $50 of seeds, beans, peas, &C.,
land $50 OF roots. His live stock il 1alued as
lbul1ockB, $l2,o00; pige, 500. Tho oilcake
nud cnu pu1rhAsed annually amounts to 420,-
:O00, and artificial fertilizers about S8 900. The
entire cost OF manure, in various forms used
annually ,costs zbout $l5, ,000. Sheep a1e
c]aimed as tho most profitable stock he keeps,
His whole income from the farm, though not
stated, can be little Less than $4,000
There il school excitement in Louisville
over the subject Of truant boys. It is stated
that in the public schools there were boys who
frequently played duant for days 1t time,
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