Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-23
Minor Paragraphs.

\ visionary newspaper. writing of the honey
moon, is trying to persuade young marrid peo-
ple that it is better for them to stay quietly at
home. and not go wandering oil on exhlbt'on;as
if any bride would forego the blessed privilege
of leading her prize around with blue RIB
bon tied to his neck in hotel or other public
place where brides most do congregate But
there is legend, unauthorized, told somewhere
of a young bride who brazenly tried to pretend
she had been married years, and thought to
deceive people by saying aloud and snapplshiy
to her husband of half a day, Il wish you
would not always be walking on my dress.
A Spanish paper states that the Italian Gov
ernment has proposed TO the other Govern
ments of Europe an international law tor the
protection Of birds In no country are the peo-
pie so destructive Of birds as the Italian, who
hunt, kill and eat even nightiugaes, and now
folks begin to think that it is time this thing
should stop. For this purpose it is proposed
to adopt as basis of au international law the
Austrian, which very properly sen Is TO jail
boys who rob birds uests either OF eggs or
young birds.
Spillers the comedian. being one evening
behind the SCIENCES, tormentrd with violent
toothache, the barber of tho theatre offered to
relieve him by drawing 1t. NO my good
friend, replied he, mo, cannot spare tooth
W,
closes and you may then draw every tooth
have. for am sure, after that | shall have
nothing to eat.
\ chess tournament Is soon to be held IN
Lcipsc, Germany, which will be attended by
severa! of the greatest living players Rumor
assigns the chief contest to Professor Anders-
sen and Mr.. Louis Paulsen, formerly OF Dubu-
que, Iowa. The question of who is now the
chief player Of Europe is no nearer settled than
to say that the honor belongs either to Anders.
sen, koisch, Paulsen, Steintiz or Lukctort, all
of whom are Germans or Poles
There is little railroad at Bayou Sara, Lou
isiana that runs to Wocdville on very uncer-
tain schedule 4 stranger came in the other
dav and inquired how often the steam cars
made trips to the country. The party interro-
gated said Trl.weekly. What do you
mean by tri weekly?' The answer was, 1t
goes up one week and tries to come down the
next.
John C. Sake, upon being rallied by some
lively young ladies about beiug lion, his wife,
who was present. slyly remarked that some
times he might be considered a bear. Where
uron the poet, with merry twinkle in his eye,
responded. "When woman calls her hus.
band bear it 5 easy to tell what's hrewln
The four hundredth anniversary of the birth
ot (operncus Will occur reoluary ~ 1912
and the old contest as to whether he was a
German or a Pole is revived He was born in
Thorn, then under German rule, but the Poles
say Thorn was really Polish town, so the
Poles will celebrate his BIRTH
During terrible hurricane in London re-
Gently large piece of stone, weighing two tons
was blown off the central tower of the House
OF Parliament. Many craft were lost in fhe
Thames, aud there We're numerous street az
cldcnts.
John Titus of Williamsburg, New York,
recently dunned Henry Meigs the South Am
crican railroad king for $50 due him sluce
1872 and received 81 .27S by return mail.
J. B. Williams. the individual who recently
shipped barrel of quail from Houston county
Minnesota, to La Crosse, marked eggs, has
paid 5000 and the costs of prosecution for his
little indiscration.