, 1870-07-16

The Police keep their eyes snd ears open to
discover those persons who abstain from siug-
ing. At the Termination Of the chant the doors
are opened and the audjeuce is permitted to
depart.
(. The ladies in Belgium seem to be taking
the place OF gentlemen, II We interpret the
following announcement from Nethen, in that
free and, &t us say, easy land. "Thers will
b. b. t. T. tse hssI sy who esn DIR dans
This jeu innocent Is to take place during the
coming great far, and the notice bears the
retaire.
-"will one be allowed to write whatever
recently pla, ed by d tailor in Paris on = Gus
toner, who, though rich, persisted in not pay
ing bis little account" suggests this query.
The creditor, tired Of writing and calling for his
money, took to writing on the outside Of his
letters, "At least, you might pay me 60 much
ters pass through the hands Of porter in
Paris, the whole house soon knew Of the tail
or's upaid bill, and for very sEame's sake the
debtor was obliged to settle il.
"A story is told OF PxrisiAn lady who pre-
serves her beauty by p1astaring strawberries
OF in the morning. The fair creature has for
SONG time past been annoyed by troublesome
creditor. The other day he called before her
beAuty ship had risen, and in.1sted on forcing
his way into her bedroom to demand instant
payment. But fools rush inwhere angels fear
to tread. He had no sooner got into the room
than his fair creditor cried out, 'tMy dear Mr.
Dun, why could you be 30 inptudent AZ to ap-
proach = person suffering from smallpox
Look at my poor face" The creditor gave =
shrek, darted out OF the room, and has not
The Director Of French provincial the
atre has dispensed with the claque, tho hired
appIauders 20 necessary IN = French theatre
although very e1penaive- By me1ns Of
most ingenious piece Of mechanism, he has
constructed mechanical cldqt4e under the
floor Of the palquet; there are four sets OF
hammers, which initiate the l:oi.e made by the
canes Of gentlemen, and 1t III 'tan es there arc
psirs OF castanetes, that Fro !n:s an exact
imitation OF the clApping Of h4uds, when they
strike together by means OF spring. The
apparatus is set in motion by a cord terminate
ing in the office Of the manager, and the
noise entets the hall by means Of openings un-
der the chairs. When he deems proper, the
manager can applaud the piece very conyen-
ientIy, and carry the audience along,
At recent convention Of Veget1rians in
the city OF Berlin, new rules Of diet were
adopted for the use Of the members OF the
different societies Of TegetAr1ann throughout
Europe. All the Different societies adopted
the title Of "Society for Natural Mode Of
Living" dropping the title Of VegetariAns.
which w4s not deemed expressive enough, as
Of meat, but also Ill intoxicating drinks or
shmulanta, either cold os warm, such "a WINE,
teer, coffee OF tea, as well as the use Of to-
b2cco- In conclusion \ banquet Wsa given,
whose bill OF fare was IN etnct accordance
with the rules, no meat being served, and ali
toasts being drank in raspberry lemonade.
Victor Emanuel passes many Of bis even
Dgs 1t the theatre, and recently he WAS at the
Politiama- In = boz adjoining the royM log
GA, we're some ladies, who had fancy for the
nesr atmosphere Of the King, and possible
sovereign srnl1e- One o4 them, 80 far forget
speet due to royalty, from behind the fortress
Of hsr fan, began to let fly smiles. familiar
glAnfes, and finally words Of sweet and win
some tone: This royalty il gallant enough, As
Al the world knows, but mover was royalty any
where subjected in public to 30 outrageous IN
attack The Kings face became red, purple,
and black With rA6e, and the oruef WEE given
for the box to be cleared. But the officer WAS
rot able to execute the order without scene
which attracted the attention Of the whole
theatre; for who ever knew resolute lady not
disposed to stand up boldly for her real or sup
Posed Iights' This one left the field with \
lofty an, stamping her protest with emphasis
upon the floor, and beating upon the Wall with
hex shut fan. The box has aimee been bought
by order Of the King.
"A Hber.ine elopes with the wife Of Paris
merchant a person might suppose that
duel would be the consequence, or at least a
lawsuit, but nothing Of the kind occurs. Tbs
husband only writes the folloxing letter to the
seducer: ''sn-I hxve tried to i'd myself Of
my wife already for some time: must con
fcss I was afraid OF her. A m4d dog bit her
week ago, and Was waiting reaignedly for the
probable result You will now stand by her,
and help her to Live through theagonies Of the
impending attack OF the dire mhady aiay
ceiptof The above letter, the seducer Of tbs
eloped wife eloped from his inamorata.
"A French peasant named Surin, who had
never been out Of his native village, has in
vented machine for spinning hemp, by
means Of which great saving OF labor i &c
In Russia The telegraph ia now chiefly
worked by women, and they have proved so
efficient that the Minister Of the Interior has
laid before the Imperial Council a scheme
for their further employment in the public
SERVICE
when Marshal saldanha WAS Portuguese
Ambassador ut Rome, Cardinal Antouelli
made some inquiries about the state Of affairs
IN Portugal saldanha frankly replied;
Eminence, it is not to fntter you aud mo,
but am the AntonelH Of my kingdom, and
when an absent everything goes wrong
in ChantilIy, received bill for hi fraucs. He
e1postulated with the landlord On the amount,
and complained that not only had the table
been BADLY served, but that his bed had been
full Of bugs. Excuse me, said the landlord, 7
bad forgotten that item, allow ne to correct
the bill The account was corrected and re-
turned to the lodge1, with this item annexed:
Punaises de lI-5 francs.
"A French dwarf, IS years old, with bearl
which reaches to his feet, but being bald, and
having but one arm, proposes to marry any
young gil Of about 20, who is pretty and good
tempared- The confederation is, that the
dwAf possesses fortune Of about 400, 600.
Tho following scene occurred the other
dsy before the Police Commissioner OF the
Eleventh District of Paris A l&borer made
complaint that ono OF his friends had been the
paramour Of bus wife for more than three years.
complaint before r. swell, you see" said
the accommodating husband, !: unsil recently
had no cause 10 complain. but now be acts
wrongly toward me-" "How do you meant"
well, he commences 70 beat ny wife nov,
me. Ny patience has come to An end"
"A most singular VIII has Just been opened
In Venice. A rich old bachelor has be0ueathed
his entire fo1tuue 10 distant relative, very
pretty young lady, - Jeaza Of age, and NOT
lett shilling to al his nearer relations: So
far there is nothing singular about it. But it
happened that the testator had been endowed
by nature with . fearful hump on Lis back
and clump foot. Now he puts the condition
that abe must marry = man endowed With
si1nilsx ornaments II sha Miahes to touch the
estate. The Hghtful heirs are contesdng the
could put such condition.
"A paragraph recently went the rounds Of
the press to the effect that the popular comic
paper Figaro had printed An indecent epistle
IN invisible ink. 80 that it need not shock the
modesty Of any reader unlees he should take
the pains to make it 1egible by means Of hot
dat-iron. u now turns ont to have been \
cruel sell" for after Ill the resdi19-rooms
and pa1lofs where Figaro was to be- found,
had been turned into laundries, aud al the
"prurient prudes in the country hsd isoned
themselves intos fever heat Of yirtnous indigna-
ton in ntEyingtomase the obnoxious blank space
ieglble, the indecent epistle proved myth.
Nothing had ever tean printed in the biauk
column At al, and those who lAbored 80 long
and asslduously for moral shock, had their
painh for nothing, whereat Figaro can we'll
afford to laugh.
Two titled ladiea Of Pa1is.Nsdame Z
and Madame Y.-loved each other 80 dearly
that they were spoken Of "A the female Dr.
mon and Pythias. Cnfortnnataly they bad the
same spiritual guide; runor even points to
the fashionable Monseigneur Bauer. On Sat-
u1day Madame Z. went to confession, and &C.
cused hereelf Of certain pecaes nsignons :. 50
naignons indeed TINT she At once received
absolution, although the prieat profted By
the opportunity to congratulate her upon the
rupture Of her dangerous intimacy with Count
and her reconciliation to her husband.
:. But WAS never intimate with Count -.
and / have dw.Js been faithful to A1fIed!"
exclaimed the penitent, in yittuoos indisna-
tion. "fou are not Madame \, then The
eccleaisstic found out his mistake too late, -
Aad.me X replied No. saa I'D ~ .as she oos Soa,
tban. and eiyea no teason for her change Of
msnner, s ~ BIT sh sho h,s t1len sno!he5 director.
Ner. b is loo near-sighted, and who knows
wbsn Size he1seH might need Discreet conf
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The London Times, OF June =, eaya IN