Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-15
Miscellaneous Items.

WIS tremendous Cats which had hitherto
been regarded us i nuisance except by much
r.>pectcd class. I'LL at once became subject OF
exciting interest Prizes were offered to the
extent of $2jS. aud there were one hundred
AMI seventy competitors, including many varl'
eties, from wild product of his native noun
tainS. exhibited by the Duke OF Southerland,
ia the puy, black uosed Siame>e: trom the
bluecycd beauties of Persia to the common
huuSe-top rangers OF London.
The Emperor and Empress Of Brazil, while
in London. depOrted thcmselvcSln tic simplest
nlar,.Icr possible. lodging plainly at Il hotel, rl>-
iu. rar!y--tlcuucntly as early rs five o clock
hr.akla>tug 1T once, and DONG all the sight
seeing of the metropolis ut an early hour: Be
sides being an uncommonIy hne nngulst and
wei, M in science, he Is one OF the handsomest
,uona,,.lls of the time. He Is also the leglt-
mat. descendant Of the three great royal houses
Of Eurole-the Braganza Bourbon, and liapS-
burg He is probably the most Thoroughly
educated. and certainly the most popular, OF
rcigning SurrrclgnS.
One OF the humorous papers has 4 very fun
uy cut 1t illustrates this scene: An old gent
is walking in his garden. Presently the milk
man comes along outside the high garden wall,
and gives his customary yell. Old gent hears
>nlcthing. but being very deaf, Is unable to
make out Just what is wanted So he puts his
ear TRUMPET in place, and eleratlng the bell end
over the edge Of the wall; cXclalnl$, here !
Miikman takes it for dish and enpties quart
of milk into the old gentleman ear. and goes
on about his business.
Charlotte CuShman, who has sufficiently re-
COVERED her health to enable her TO reappear
upon the stage, is definitely engaged to play
-,
She will appear about the middle OF Septem-
bcr us Queen Katherine, i'll Shakespearcs
Henry VIII"
Rev. DR.. Littlcdale, of the Church of Eng
land, will arrive IN this country soon and doml-
cilc in Boston He will deliver series of lee
lures in the principal cities of the United
States On the present position Of the Episcopal
Church. lie is one of the advanced Ritualists
of that Church.
I.oris NIII, speaking 10 Bassomperre. his
ambassador to the Court of Spain, remarked
You csnnnt imagine how laughed when !
heard that you entered Madrid Oh mule-just
to think ID jacka<s on IL donkey!' Very true.
sr: but You must remember represented you
at that time.
james Gordon Bcnlct, >r, is now past his
clghtlcth year.
Tx LITTLE ONES Mother, said little
girl who WAS engaged in making her doll an
apron. Il believe will be duchess when
grow up. How DO you ever expect to be-
come Duchess my daug ghtcr = her mother
asked "Why, by marrying a Dutchman to
bs sure, replied the girl.
A LITTLE vagran! boy, brought up in Il
l.onlou police court, i'll reply to questions, said:
Il don live nowhere. I'm not gotno friends.
| sleep at nj ght under the show board agin the
l.yccum Theayter. Sometimes | gifts under
other boards. A."
\ l.lrrI.E girl c:Fnlc into my house one day
and some apple Earrings lay ON Il plate on the
table. After sitting 4 while she said /;
Il smell apples
Yes" replied, Il guess you smell those
apple larlngs on the plate.
NO no :! said she, Tain them | SMELL
| smell whole apples -
TIE rising generation in Iowa Is hopefully
bright. At one of the Sunday schools in an
Iowa town last Sunday the superintendent was
reviewing the lesson, and was talking of the
verse reading Let your loinS be girdled and
your lights Burning He asked the question,
why are We commanded to 'gird our loins?' :,
Dne little, sharp shaver sung out. 10 keep
your brooches up
\ BRIGHr little boy about four years of age,
>on OF 4 clergyman. was at your correspondent 5
house one evening with his parents and gave
ilm couple OF five ct. pieces. lie laid them
on the table, and putting his finger on one
said. This one | am going to give to the
hcalhcn and the other one am going to keep
myself. " He played with them awhile, till
finally one of them rolled away and he could
not find it, ''Wcll" said |, my little lad,
which one have you lost ?" ''Oh, said he,
Il have Io<l the one was going to give to
the hoathcn
PEACHES The Medical independent eau.
t"n> persons against eating peaches in the
evening asserting that they are Oppressive to
The circulation, and exhaust the system, owing
To the pruSsic acid they contain. Speaking Of
peaches, says an exchange, we would inform
our lady readers of the method of preparing a
dish, which We think. will be new to most of
them. Here it is: Take good size free stone
beaches, wipe them with a towel, hal We them,
and place them flat side down in hot butter or
lard. Let them fry to Il nice brown, then turn
and I'LL the seed cup with sugar, which by the
nmr the fruit is properly coated will be melted
and form with the juice of the peach rich
syrup. Serve up hot, land if you don't like them
You need not repeat the experiment. Most
l"r>onS think the dish Il superb one.
/ his may be- very fine way to cook
fcaehr> !; but the idea of peaches fried III
'Ir1 1r butter and eaten hot, is not L very
pleasant one, to persons Of an unsophistieated
taste
\ LITTLE TRAvESrlE of fashionable cores
r"ndence was published some years ago, which
puts IN III amusing light the absurdity both OF
vi Whiting pet names and of fashionable precoclty
lH' writers are supposed to be young ladies
~ eight years or thereabouts--.such young
iaa'r> as are now figuring in children $ balls
al li'e Watering. places, if the correspondents
WWHy report. The first note ran thus: Miss
i1l''nIv Smiths compliments to Miss Maggie
'olr> ,I and desires the pleasure of her company
luis evening. Refreshments at eleven The
1S>I%lse was: Miss Magge.]oues' compliments
w slIsS Minnie Smith, with regrets that prior
t"sascmcnss preclude the pleasure of accep-
10 nIv, e., She is to be whipped at seven, and sent
" LED without her supper'at eight.