Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-27
MISCELLANEOUS PARAGRAPHS.


ductors.
PARIS, in abolishing gloves, DEGREES
mem 10 De the cramped inventions of ,
frivolous mind.
Mrs. JONES says her husband is a three
handed man-right hand, left hand, and 8
little behind hand.
DEAN RAMSAY estimated that four mil
lion sermons are delivered in England
happy.
QUEEN VICTORIA has just presented to
the Historical Museum in Derby an Or
iglnai letter from Prince Charles Stuart,
dated in 1745.
IsRAELITEs throughout the country
have in contemplation the establishment
OF metropolitan synagogue in the city
OF Washington.
The girl students at Buchtel College.
Ohio, have formed base ball club. They
nave more matches on hand than they
know what to do with.
The children of st. AIMS Sabbath
School In Brooklyn, contributed 81, ,032
iast year towards educating and support
ing Chinese missionary in China.
The name of John F. Wilson, the pres
ent postmaster of Lynchburg, Va. is in
|
ILL.,, to the memory of soldiers who were
killed during the war.
ARCHBISHOP MANNING has issued an
order to the clergy under his Jurisdiction
not to celebrate marriage when the same
parties have been, or intend to be, married
In Protestant church.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS, of the Atlantic. Is
to be suspended for two wears. Manv
persons will think this too severe sem
fence. They would be satisfied with sus-
pending him fifteen minutes.
| IT is said that Disraeli proneunces his
name in the italian fashion, which the
| common people of England sound SO as
to make the last syllsbles rhyme with
Bailey. 1t was originally Israels.
THERE are three American dentists in
Madrid, and they have made handsome
fortunes by the practice of their profess
sion: They enjoy the exclusive patronage
of all the nobility. Yankee tooth carmen
ters stand land charge) high in Europe.
MEN think God is destroying them be-
cause He Is tuning them. The violinist |
screws up the key till the tense cord |
sounds the concert pitch but he is not to /
break it, but use 1t tunefully, that he
stretches the string upon the musical
rack.
HERR ZUKERToRT Tin English sugar.
tart) Is the wonder of the chess world in
London at present, on account of his bril-
liant play, as well as for his extraordinary
feats OF what is called 'blindfold" play
ing, In which Morphy was so great an
adept.
MARK TWAIN, few months after his
first baby was born, was holding 1t on his !
knee. His wife said, "Now confess,
Samuel, that you love the child!n 81
can't do that, replied the humorist, "but
am willing to admit l respect the little .
thing for its fathers sake"
No doubt some women are immortal
There Is Madame Anna Bishop, who sang !
land not in her prime either for our great 9
grandmothers, Is to begin another pro-
tour round the world, setting q
out from California, taking in China, Ja-
pan, India, and Australia. She is the
Methusaleh of lyric artists.
some prominent men of Washington.
U. G., have conceived the design of organ =
zing a Church. without Christ and the :,
Bible. They recognize God and the i'm =
mortality OF the soul, and are willing To :
Datronize the Sacred Word as long as thew !,
'haL judge it conforms to the truth. :,
They judge that at least one or two mill =
ions will unite in this movement. =
JOSEPH MEDILL was asked IL he would .,
'un again for Mayor of Chicago. he re- n
,lied: There isn't political, social or n
'ecuniary inducements enough In Chica- II
70 to hire me. 1 have had enough" )" o.
ike the savage Danbury canine that had Al
'een terribly dosed with hOrseradish and e,
ayenne pepper, he "don't want any
more seasoning"
A CLOUD Of butterflies recently settled
own upon the city of Florence, strewipg
he streets so deeply as to seriously inn.
ede locomotion. 1t Is asserted that ol
aver ofinsects, to the depth of an inch. cl
vas deposited over large district, which, al
wing to the white color of the butter. NJ
les, made the streets appear as though a
overed with snow. h
ORANGE CULTIVATION IN LoursrASA.-c =.
here Is steady increase in the orange y
istrict OF Louisiana. of this species of y. :.
usbandry. In Plaquemine Parish some r
900 acres are occupied by orange-groves. a,
Jsually, there are one hundred trees to -
ne acre, and healthy tree will bear from - -
W to 1000 oranges, 1000 being a fair q
yerage field. They bring, on an average, 4, y
MURAT HALsTED, editor and proprietor dl
the Cincinnati Commercial, began his OF
ractical life as school teacher In a small ii,
lllage near that city. He afterwards pl
'ent, without dollar, to the metropolis M
Ohio; wrote blood-and-thunder stories
" one Of the Western weeklies, and local az
ems for daily journal, and finally OBJ pee
lined position on the Commercial. where pt
e stuck" and succeeded. &C
A RECENT issue of French coin. made 81
ON Australian gold, has been found 80 OF
rittle as to break easily under ordinary .,
se 1t has accordingly been recalled. The y
is supposed to be due to the as ne
resence of a small percentage of fantimony pc
ID arsenic. both extremely difficult to in' n'
move. These substances are said to "a Ia
roduce like effect in all metals or alloys IN "a
hich are subjected to the molecular IN
langes induced by the pressure and heat on
under the action Of the dies In ex x
e copying-press. OF
M. HOUzEAU maintains that not onlv ~
,es each group Of animals possess Ian m.
lage which is understood by other mem We
rs of the same group, but that thew can o.