The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-13
GENERAL ITEMS.

81 Joseph Arch, the founder Of the
Agricultural unions in England, will visit
the United States during this month.
The woman's auxiliary committee of
the Philadelphia centennial commission
have thorough working organization and
are doing good service in the cause.
-"Let go that jib-let go that jib,
quick ~ shouted the captain Of down
east sloop, to raw hand in a squall. 81
'aint touching yer old jib ~ replied
Jonathan indignantly, as he jammed his
fists deeper into his tronserloons. is
In the five years from 1849 to 1858
inclusive, the average consumption of rails
in this country was 275, 900 tons, and on
an average four-ffths Of these were impor-
ted, only one-fifth having been made at
home. Last year the consumption was
1,472 ,S42 tons, and nearly two-thirds Of
these were manufactured within the coun-
try. fai y,se,, I,ssis p !
/ H." What are you about, my deari'
said grandmother to little boy, who
was idling about the room and casting
furtive glances at gentleman who was
paying visit. II am trying, grandma, to
steal papa's hat out of the room without
letting the gentleman see it; for papa
wants him to think he's out"
Cora l.. v. Hatch. Scott. Daniels
Tappan, &c., the well-known spiritualist,
and nlatrimonialist has furnished another
item. According to report, she has
now left her latest husband, Tappan,
and eloped with one Emmet Dens-
more, from Shamburg, Pennsylvania. The
pair are said to be. ell route to Europe.
Densmore left a wife, three children and
numerous creditors, and Mrs. Tappan
provided the funds about 50 600 for the
new enterprise. \ iss
I Why HE STOPPED HIS PAPER. "A
Western contemporary thinks it smart to
relate that an Iowa editor, recently, to
keep up with the styles, Runaway with an
cther mans S wife. He did not get off so
easily, however, as he imagined he would.
The man followed him and overlook the
truant pair. The editor got behind the
woman and prepared to sell his life as
dearly as possible. He was uncertain as
to whether the outraged husband would
shoot him, or murder him with carving
knife. He stood there like the boy on the
burning deck, and calmly awaited the re.
suit. The outraged husband came up
within about two feet of the editor, and
said: "Cuss your impudence, | want you
to stop my paper" That was all. Tho
editor recovered himself, and said he would
have the matter attended 10 at once.
During all the trying scene the woman
stuck to the editor ike q sand burr to o
girls stocking. Some people get mad and
stop their paper for almost nothing--il
| beats ALL MI is llal ID H.s5
| HANDs-SHAKING.- This practice has
been in vogue many millions of years
| in fact ever since man was established as .
sentlent entity. An exchange remarks
| that there are many ways of shaking hands
and mOst of them are disagreeable ones
There is the fsiy way. the snubbinl
| way, and the pumping way, and, Thu
! worst Of all, which is the hearty way
/ When O friend is so glad to see you that HI
crushes your hand in his joy, and renders
| you incapable Of manual labor forseleveI
| years, it is nearly time that friendship
should become lost sentiment. This il
what happened to poor fellow IN New
Hampshire, whose sad case should serve q
warning to the American peopie-th
i most inveterate and unreasonable hand
! shakers in the world. s5 a5s5t 1t.
1 A MEMPHIS paper has this to sa
of an Arkansas woman who ''sculpsn i
butter "Great numbers Of people visite
the office of Mr.. Littleton, on Madiso
street, yesterday, to see the wonderfu
work Of the sculptor's art wrought in frc
zen butter. There was never anythin
} likeit. An Arkansas housewife absolutel
takes spoon and knife, and conforms til
shape of butter to that Of ones face an
/ features, even preserving the expression
as well as perfect accuracy of outlm
Powers never surpassed this artist in bu
ter, though he used Parian or Pentilica
! marble, in defining with perfect accura.
the outlines Of human forms and faces =