The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-25

BALD-HEADRD MEN can never Get
jokes Through their hair.u
DIARIES for the present wear NAV now
De oought at very reasonable prices
X. M. CHAMBERLAYNE, of this city.
Is composing a grand march for the First
Virginia regiment. ~ flfrs q
In VIRGINIA country cured hams are
nearly as much things of the past as any
article could well be. 0sya .1 & !
VALENTINE will give reading to.
night at st. Marks fair-room, corner Of
Ninth and Broad streets. .si-IFI
MEN IN LOVE are often ridiculous
because they wish to appear more amiabls
and agreeable than they can be.
IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED that the
Ephesian dome was burned by youthful
agent of patent fire extinguisher.
I'm time of peace prepare for war;
Between now and Thursday next our
citizens should prepare to make war on
turkey.
THE MOST TERRIBLE THING in a
drunkard's life is the getting sober. Many
OF the drunkards never try it for that
reason.
The Richmond, York River and Chesa.
peake railroad line have enlarged and inn
proved their freight and passenger depot in
this city. +. = s1'.
'THEY MET BY CHANCE" has nothing
to do with two engines at railroad col
lision. 1t is the title of Olive Logan's last
society novel.
EBENEzER HARRISON, sent from
Petersburg in 1870 for three years for
horse-stealing, was pardoned by the gov
ernor yesterday.
1T is WHEN you come close to man in
conversation that you discover what his
real abilities are, and in this way also, you
can determine whether he is teetotaler or
otherwise.
The EUREKA QUARTETrE, composed
OF excellent musical talent, will give a
grand concert at the Virginia Opera-house
tonight for the benefit of Clay-street
Methodist church.
AMONG ALL MY BOYS" said old
Jones, of Union Hill, sadly this morning,
81 never had but one boy who took after
me, and that was my son Aaron, who took
after me with club"
THE SUSPENSION OF THE BANKS and
OF individuals has been appropriately fol-
lowed by 6 break'' in the canal. A check
on sand bank will relieve the canal of
its present embarrassment.
ONE OF OUR CONTEMPORARIES re.
Gently closed an obituary over deceased
friend with well-used quotation, which
the intelligent compositor rendered, "He
is not dead, but squeaketh."
PERSONS IN RICHMOND who desire SER
vice in Cuban waters" are anxiously en-
quiring the whereabouts of Walter Stuart,
esq.,, the Cuban patriot, formerly of Yonk-
ers, N. T., now Of Richmond.
DoYoU KNOW UNCLE JOHN, said the
fair Alice of Franklin street, ''that that
horrid Smith declares you have taken to
hard drinking? ?" Uncle John-"Not true
my dear. No! Never drank easier in my
life." Fair Alice subsided.
RESPONSES ADMIT OF many interpreta-
tions. For instance, at q Grace street church
Sunday night the minister said: "Breth-
rem, invited Brother s. to preach, but
he Declines" tThank Godn roared ont
an inattentive brother from the middle Of
the church. .'
a LITTLE BOY on Franklin street the
other day entreated his mother to tell him
some stories about bad boys, as he was
tired Of hearing stories about good boys
and upon her expressing astonishment,
SAID he wanted to find out how they goi
cat of scrapes.
The DAILY NEWS is the title of q
journal just started in Petersburg, every
Idanartmant of which caano ff bo 49,, L. az
control of live men, several of whom are
already noted in Virginia as among its firs
journalists. tits independent in all things
neutral in none.
JOSH BILLINGS says a great many
smart things, and it seems is capable Of
saying some mean things. In lately draw.
ing a comparison between the ladies' of the
different cities of the Union, he says
l"The ladies of Richmond are the poorest