The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-16
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Mother Goose is not an imaginary per-
SON.. She was the mother-in-law of a
printer, in Boston, Mass, and her real
name was Elizabeth Goose. The first edi-
ton of her ~well-known rhymes was sold
for two coppers On Devonshire street.
1t is estir,ated that in five years there
will be between Palatka and Lake Jcssup,
on the st. Johns in Florida, five hundred
thousand fruitful orange trees. -.a
The person who said that a woman who
was kicked by a COW she was milking on
Sunday was righteously punished for desc
Grating the Sabbath, was not raised on a
farm. a p # -..t-r aaa EfF E4.
"A man passed through Worcester, last
evening, says the Spy. who had travelled
four thousand miles in four months on foot,
On his way to Boston. He carried with
him a rubber and wooden blanket, q haver-
sack and canteen, and when asked if he
would not stay here and spend the night,
replied that he did not ask any one for his
living. When he left Nevada he had $3.50,
and ne had some of it left on his tramp
through Worcester. -ttytB rH
"A man who was deli vering a public
address in Massachusetts,, the other evening,
step ped over the edge Of the platform, and,
ITO come down to the level of my audi
encc-." ..a $50 d. ,.Es a-af Earf.H
''Stingless bees'' are the latest invention Of
an Ohio apiarian, who has at last produced
a superior bee whose foot is not more warm
than hat of the common horsefly. Honey
thieves will be glad to- learn where these
bees are at work.
The Jublime Porte has interdictcd the
publication of the Levant Herald for three
months, because that paper had the temeri-
ty to state that the financial affairs of Tur-
key were not in as favorable a condition as
might be. @
"A baby lately had the misfortune to
swallow the contents of an ink-bottle. It's
mother, with wonderful presence Of mind,
Immediately administered a box of steel
pens, and two sheets of ~foolscap paper, and
the child has felt write inside ever since.
Some men are like cats. You may
stroke the fur the right way for years, and
hear nothing but purring ; but accidentally
tread on the tail, and all memory Of former
kindness is obliterated. ., RI
-" Where are you going so fast, Mr..
Smith ?" demanded Mr.. Jones. "IIome,
sir, home; don't detain Inc /; | have just
bought my wife a new bonnet, and i must
deliver it before the fashion chauges."' 2
Be always frank and true /; spurn every
sort of affectation and disguise. Have the
courage to confess your ignorance and awk-
wardness. Confide your faults and tollies
to but few. 80. ,
The mar who would shine in conversa-
ton must possess original IDEAS and strong
sympathetic able both to communicate
and to listen. ,a .r .an. & s,sra.
Every person arrested, convicted, and
sent so a penitentiary in the United States
costs, on an average, 81 200. Add to the
sum of such expenses the amount of capital
taken from directly productive employment
and consumed in building prisons and feed
ing the prisoners, and we begin to have all
idea of the real cost of crime. Every boy
educated at the cost of the state costs it
about $500. The preventive is not only a
thousand times better than the cure, but it
is in the end a thousand times cheaper.
"A member of the Arkansas Legisla-
ture, who goes for economy in public expen-
diture, in speaking on an extravagant appro.
priation Indignantly exclaimed "Gentle.
men, talk about adequate compensation
of public ~servants!' Why, sir, during the
late war, ! was in thirty-seven battles, was
wounded thirteen times in the cause of The
South, and the entire pay | received was
$50 IN Confederate money, every cent o
which L gave for one glass of old whiskey!'