The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-04
GENERAL ITEMS.

The earth is dirty, but the sea is tidy.
=" The Pacific Mails'-Quiet hus-
bands. at,s
Food for the imagination Fancy
bread. .. .-. .' &c.,. s- -.
--Toper-graphical legislation-the pro-
hibtory liquor law.
When candidate declines to stand,
does he mean that he will run?
What used to be called La Belle
France is now called Vale of Theirs.
An inquiring correspondent wants to
know if the ''crack of doom" has ever
been mended. --... -.-
The man who on his wedding day
starts as lieutenant in the family will
never get promoted.
"A good listener is as necdful to witty
talker as steel is to flint. 1t is the sharp
contact Of the two which makes the sparks
fly!
Said Bloggs the other day, when APP
piled to for loan of SO: ''I've only five
lending tens, and they're all out"
Such is the dread of the smallpox at
the West, that one of the papers there
suggests that the State arms be vaccinated.
When you can't think of what your
wife charged you to bring home, get hair
pins. They are always handy in the
house.
The Japanese are said to make strong
string of paper, but it is not equal to a good
cord of wood. ~
"A humorous apothccary in Boston ex-
poses cake OF soap in his shop window,
with the pertinent inscription, "Cheaper
than dirt.o
There is a time for all things. The time
to "leave" is when young lady asks you
how the walking is. a
"A man once went to an eccentric law
yer to be qualified for some petty office.
The lawyer said to him: '.Hold up your
hand. l'll swear you, but all creation
couldn't qualify you"
"A farmer saw an advertised recipe to
prevent wells and cisterns from freezing.
He sent his money and received the an
swer, Take n your well or cistern on
cold nights and keep il by the fire."
:" We shall not be open Tomorrow
said Partisan shopkeeper to Yankee Gus
toner, because tomorrow is Ascension
Day." "Ah!" said the American, "can
you tell me from where does the balloon
go up?'' ... .-
Before yeu ask favor of a man, Just
consider three things: lst. Can YOU not
avoid it? I'd. Can the one YOU apply to
grant it? 3D.. Would you, if your places
were reversed, do for your friend what you
ask him to do for yourself? 1t is well to
think OF this, as it may change the whole
question.
Music at home-Mrs. sLyons Chacer-
'liow cruel of you to get up so suddenly,
dear Mr.. Rumbletumski! Is anything
wrong with the piano ?" Herr Rumble
tumski with pardonable seycrity)-"No,
matam put yos arraid dat inlerrubted
de general conversation J" Mrs. Lyons
Chacer-"O dear, no! Not at all Pray
go on J"
"A Hartford Good Tcmpar, in selling
building lot in a country village, had this
clause inserted in the deed "This deed
is given upon the condition that no spirit
uous or Intoxicating liquors, ale, beer, or
cider shall ever be sold on these premises
by the grantee, his heirs, assigns, success
sors, agents, or lessecs, and in case this
condition shall not be complied with, the
purchase money shall be forfeited and all
buildings erected thereon"
"A new trade between the United
States and England has opened. The
steamer "Salsetteo cleared at Cristield,
Maryland, for Liverpool, with cargo of
Chesapeake Bay oysters, and on January
81, she passed out into the Atlantic.
These oysters, which are the finest pro-
duced on our coasts, are taken over for the
purpose of replanting English oyster beds.
The experiment attracts much interest, and
if successful, will lead to large business
in oysters fit for planting.