The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-01-03
HOME AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.


< sToNIhypochondria has died leav-
ing S2,700,0G0 to establish an asylum LOT
similar unfoftunates.
The Earl of Rosebury is doing Washing
ton. and each of the bellies fondly hopes
that he has her in his beautiful blue eye.
) : THE House of Representatives has set
apart n gallery for the families of Members
of Congress exclusively, in imitation OF
that assigned to the diplomatic body.
A RosToNman was cursing an editor the
other day when he fell dead. Several SIM
liar instances have been lately reported.
A RECENT commercial census of the
cities of Davenport, Dubuque and Burlngg-
ton. in Iowa, shows that Davenport has
784 business houses, Dubuque 664, and
Burlington 562.
MR.. DAVID BAILEY, of Cambridge, Maine,
thinks that he is the oldest postmaster in
the service Of the United States. Hefwas
commissioned in 1925, anG has served ever
since.
THE kitchen range in house at Toms
River, n. j. recently refused to burn in
spite of all efforts. Finally, on careful in
yestigation, a family of hornets were dis
covered within two feet of the fire cham
Der, busily engaged in plastering the draft
hole with clay.
THE advocates of the superiority of
women are advised TO introduce the rule
that women be weighed by Troy weight
like other ieWels--and men by avoirdupois.
This would give to young men of twenty
143 pounds each on the average, and to
young women of twenty about LAG pounds
each.
GERTRUDE How. of Flint River, N. c.,
has sued her lover for breach of promise,
and claims S2l, 100000 damages. This the
Detroit Fred Press records and then says:
eve have taken considerable pride in
putting this item before the public. and
now tor our sake we hope she WON'T go
and settle tile suit for bob-tailed dog and
six bushels of beans. as an Iowa woman
did,
PROFESSOR LOOMS deduces from the
weather reports Of the last two years that
the average rate of progress of storm in
January is $50 miles day, and its average
direction five degrees north of east; for
February, 740 miles, anda direction thir-
teen degrees north of east; March, $40
miles, eleven degrees north OF east; and
for April, 6l5 miles, sixteen degrees north
of east
MARK TWAIN created no small anluse-
ment at dinner to which he was invited
lately. In the course of the proceedings,
his health was drunk with enthusiasm
The fact, although he had been notified
of it beforehand, appeared to take him ut
terly by surprise. In response, he rose,
and, drawing from his pocket huge roll
of foolscap-some thirty pages-began to
read, slowly and with Misunderstanding
that he was taken entirely by surprise;
that he WAS wholly unprepared to reply;
that, had he known the homer in store for
hi Il
a suitable speech, etc. OF course, the joke
was taken, and the applause was uproari-
Gus.
IT is reported that in the State of Ohio,
a strange discovery has just been made
An old tree having been broken to pieces
by lightning, the fragments of a skeleton
and portion of a portfolio were found
among the debris. The portfolio contained
an almost illegible document, which
showed that the remains were those of
Captain Roger Vanderberg, companion
of Washington, who, in march against
the Indians, was wounded and taken
prisoner, ON the Sd of November, 176l.
Having succeeded in escaping, he took
refuge in ahollow tree, but, unfortunately,
could not get out again. He passed the
last hours pf his life in writing his jour
nal, from which it appears he must have
ment. ef2'ssz
Those nations who eat fish with one
meal each day, are undoubtedly the most
active in intellect, and the most capable of
brain labor without exhaustion or fatigue
Not only is such phosphate food condu-
Give to the activity of the brain, but it pro-
notes fecundity and increases the ability
to endure cold, fatigue etc., and while the
facilities for obtaining it are constantly in |
creasing, ii would be well for the rising |
generation were they made to part:tke of |
and realZeit as second only in many re- |
spects to the staff OF life; and the husband |
and father who occasionally takes half a |
day from his legitimate business to fill his |
basket with delicious fish. should not be |
considered a mere sportsman" but |
good proYider" for his family of those |
things which are OF vital utility Herald
Of Health.