The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1873-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS:

An Illinois lawyer advertises for .hs
hairs Of Rebecca Long"
Before bustles came into fashion there
was chance for newspapers to display on.
'erprise lu; now al! Of them are behind
in their rlak.:hp.
Why is n big advertiser like q sore fiu.
ger! Because he Is more thought of than
his nei ghh"rs? No because be is always
, "cn hand"
A Tennessee paper tells of the presenta.
ticn to . ciliz-n of Nashville OF the link.
stand used by Grn. jackson at the battle
of New Orleans"
One day when Mrs. Partingtou heard
the minister say there would be a nave id
the new church, she observed that "shs
knew who the party was"
An active bachelor in Maine claims to
be one hundred and two years old but
he ''makes his own bed" according to .
local paper, $50 he must lie."
postal card was received at Portland,
Me-, recently. having a dollar bill sewsd
on Que side Of it, and directly above the
bill WAS written IF this is stolen, it will
be after it leaves the K':tery post Office.
The editor Of a Miunesot. paper has /.
buffalorob- which was once the property
If the Sioux chief, Son Of the Sun, whsfe-
upon are pictured all his battles, bis scalps
and other trophies. H. is going to use it
AS 4 means to ltigh,su delinquent subscri-
bers.
A day before the execution the chaplain
at Fort klamath was endeavorinr toscod-
vert Jack, and seek rest for his soul, and
among other things told him glowing sto.
ries Of the happy land. HE remarks
seemed to have an effect on the Csptaid,
who asked him If he knew all about God
and the happy land. The chaplaiu said
he thought he did. "Wsll," said Jack;
"ycu know all about Him, Inc givs you
ten horses , on take my place tomorrow"
A little child was .ebuked by his moth
er for telling falsehood. He plead thit
it was only in fun The mother iasiatsd
thai it was a sin, :or which be must ak
The Divine forgiveness. The little fellow
koelt down. cIa.ped bis hands. and with
AL expression OF profound repentance, said:
20. Lord. forgive me. wouldn't have
done it. only thought you could takd .
joke"
CFAn exchange tells ~ that ''ths
Londo" papers generally express The opio-
ION that there is no cause for protsacted
monetary pressure in America" We
should feel not . little grati6ed as such
an expression Of opioion. five we're qaits
sure that the london papess in qsestiou
could tell whether America .is siiusted ID
Asia or Africa Courier Journal. ~
A curious fact in natural history, jrn.
poftant to tea planters, has been discover.
ed, namely, that. locusts will not eat tsa-
leaves. ~.
0a3fajfsa3 0S
At a juvenile party one little
fellow, rejoicing in the splendor
+ his new clothes, went up to
another with the triumphant re-
mark "You amt dressed as
we'll as am" WELL" ret0rted
the other, Il can lick you, any
how" az
An Indiana sewing machine
agent has been complaining of
dull times all summer, aud yet
he was arrested the other day
for having four wives.
Auburn State Prison now be-
gins to pay expenses for the first
time, and the convicts feel proud
Of the fact.
Rutlasd, Vermont, wanted
10000 more inhabitants, bat got
mad at once when Portland sent
down fifty eight vagrants in res
ponse. m
Georgia now makes every yard
of cotton used in three Southern
States, and new mills are going
in Tennessee, Alabama and Flo
rida.
The Philadelphia mint has
coined $l0,Oo0,000 gold this
month. The demand for gold
tince The panic has been SO great
as to cause the mint to abandon
the coinage Of silver.
St. Augustine, Florida, is spo-