The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1873-12-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

MZOCALAdN6O
~A California paper says "Born-A
son. a regular California fifteen. .pound.es,
to the wife Of Elder Eanheim, the elo-
quent expounder."
China has one coal field 10000
square miles in extent, the beds of which
lie perfectly horizontal, 80 feet thick, for
length Of 200 milee.
vItem in late invoice Of fashion
able New York furniture "Elengsntly
upholstered kneeling benches for the
weary weary and heavy laden"
~The citizens of Houston, Texas,
are congrstulstion themselves on tho tsct
that the Mayor and nearly all the Alder.
men of that city can read and write.
An English shopkeeper had, for his vir-
tues, obtained tho name Of the "littls ras-
CAL" A stranger asked him Why this sp.
peilation had been given him! ITO dis-
tinguish me from the rest Of my trade"
quoth he, "who are all great rascals."
EMr. Rodney's death is explained.
NJ. Rodney equipped himself with three
pronged pitchfork, and visited Colorado
editor. The Coroner's jury found that +
died of a fall from q window.
"Speakirg Of extravagance in drsss."
writes Captain Crosstree, "the most expen-
sively .dsessed man I ever saw Wa a
African Chief on the gold coast. HE
wives had anointed him thoroughly with
palm oil and then powdered him from
head to foot with gold dust. You never
saw in your, life man got up 20 utterly
Of expense" - .gi.,s
EChicago wants to have the next
worlds fair held there. "In the first pIacs," "
says the Boston Post, ut isn't certain
that the next world will have . fsis, and
in the second place those who'd b ikely
to attend it will prefer more pious town
in which to cslebrate.''
~ At the Texas Republican Stats
Convention, recently held At Dallas, ons
Judge McCown introduced himself q fol-
lows: Il am Judge McCown The old he
bar Of the Brssos bottom, the father Of
twenty four children born in lawful we'd
lock, and the grandfather o( fosty-six
grandchildren" h. nod
%A Cincious:i sd;tsr, Who lo in
dulgsd in . heavy life insurance. l. said
to be followed, whenever he coca . 1sh-
Jog, BY severa: insurance agents. affection
ately bearing lifs-prsssrves and sun um-
brsllas. eee'. - s5'
Monsieur Theirs, when be was in Lon
don, went 70 see St. Pasls Cathedral. He
was stopped at tshe door for the customary
four pence. This he obstinatsly refassd,
jnquiring al! the while. us it not one o.
thedral!" He WA made to understand at
last what tho demand was for. when he
said, "Ha! now I comprehend. Dsss srs
80 fsw'great men in England dat yon make
Do people pay to 80 dem. 1t 10 very
sheap."
Virginius was q Roman, and
the V;rginius was a roamer.
A panic conundrum.-"How
many mills make a dollar :"
Katoff, editor of the Moscow
Gazette, admits an income of
two millions. .s ..
The same engine at Spencer,
Mass, grinds sausage and prints
the village paper. t.ss
Uncle Now, how did the
mother of Moses hide him 7"
Nicce.-With a stick"
An accomplished bar-keeper
in New Orleans mixes drinks in
six different languages. L
Among the prominent failures
during the late panic we have to
record that of John Paul "For," "
says he, in a withering tone.
"what man or men, what firm or
un-frm, could stand q run, if
had nothing to pay with?" But
he remembers Bruce and the spi-
der and takes heart. His tailor
having dunned and deserted him,
he has sent his linen dustsr to an
obscure place to have a fur COL
lar put on it and, hearing there
is warmth in newspaper, he has
ordered it lined with the Tribune
supplements so that when I am
called to join the innumerable
caravan that moves on in the
horse cars this winter. I may
wrap the drapery Of my Evan