Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

so grind him 70 powder.
Religion converts despair, which
destroys, into resignation, which
submits.
Wheistoncs are not themselves
able to cut, bat make iron sharp
and capable of cutting.
How poor, how rich, how sub
ject, how august, how complicated,
how wonderful is man!
Frank sincerity, though no invi-
ted guest, is free to all, and brings
bis welcome with him.
A Missouri exchange says: "a
beautiful poem, entitled -, will
be found on our inside 1t is hard
to swallow such things IS that.
Junius Henri Browne calls the
dead the silent majority That
is q very fine thought, and now let
Junius stop parting his name in the
middle.--Brooklyn Argus.
At a recent marriage ceremony
at lexington, East Sussex, En-
gland, the weddingring was placed
on the third toe OF the brides left
foot-bccause she had no hands.
gelf-satislaction is the eompensa-
tfon Of littleness. Greatness is dis
contented and self upbraiding and
remorseiul that it accomplishes so
little.
Miss Emma Brough, daughter Of
Elk Governor Brougb, of Ohio, has
married John w. Meyers, of Oak
land, California. The honeymoon
is in its full at Lake Tahoe.
The Detroit Free Press: THE
Quakors of New York numbered
eighty less than two years ago, and
they've got to throw away their
single bedsteads or become an ex-
tinct sect
Mrs. Stowe doesn't allow the la
dies of Castine, Me-, where shc is
sojourning, to stow away any infor-
nation from her regarding what
she thinks about her brother Hen
ry. 'Frigidity' is the word.
Morrisoy's winnings the present
season at the race-track and club
house arc put at 100000. This is
divided with his partners, Reed
and Mccormick. Who can say
that vice docs not flourish?
If about these times, you should
accidentally get into an orchard
and draw two pears, and the old
man should happen along with a
full hand of clubs, pass out-he
might raise you.
One reason why Wisconsin hired
girls get four dollars per week, is
because they have TO go down
stairs ut midnight to investigate
strange noises while the man ofthe
house takes up position under the
bed.
The town of Steuben, Me-, pre-
serves in its archives an autograph
receipt of the late James Gordon
Bennett for SIS 20, being his mu-
niicent remuneration for two and
a half months of school teaching IN
1916.
Since the development of the re-
lations of Germany to the Madrid
Government it seems Just possible
that Schmidt, whom the Carlists
shot Us spy, was really there in
the interest of his government, and
not of newspaper.
Tho New York World says that
IAN agent for the Chicago EXPOSE
tion has offered Mr.. Beecher S75,-
600 for fifty nights lecturing next
season at the Exposition, and tele-
graphed yesterday the same offer
to Mr.. Tilton.'
A correspondent of the N. York
World congratulates the editor OF
that Democratic paper, and the De-
mocracy generally, that not sim
gle Democrat is in any way mixed
up in the Beecher-Tilton-B Bowen
Moulton-Carpenter free-lovo nasti-
ness.
An Irishman found govern.
ment blanket recently, and rolling
it up put it under his arm and
walked of, saying: 'Yis, that's
moine-U for Pathrick, and S for
McCarty. Be me sowl, but this
learnin' is a foine thing, as mo fay
Their would say; for if l hadn't an
eddication, l wouldn't have been
afther findin' me blanket
When Young Mr.. Splitter left
homo for college he took leave of
his mother in this manner: Moth
err, l will write often and think of
you constantly When he return |
cd, two years later, he remarked /
to tho anxious parent: 'Deah moth
aw, / gweet you once moahr I'm |
agino the feelings of a fond moth |
ar.-Terro Haute Express.
Mr.. julie Perkins, of Vermont |
the coming basso profundo,' saws |
that the change of his name 20 Sig |
nor Giulio Perkins is the work af /
his London managers. On one oc-
casion all the rest of the bassos
were styled Mr. on the bills, and /
Perkins asked Manager Mapleson
TO treat him in the same way. mo-
said he, d have plenty of Mr. Bas.
sos; l must have 'Signor' Basso.'
While grace, mercy, and peace
wore Mt food-tide in Plymo nth
Church on Friday evening, it will |
be remembered that Frank arose
md addressed an observation to q
young man by the name of Ray
nond.' The young man dropped
ais left ear on his shoulder to catch
he remark, and so Frank repeated
{. Thereupon we are told several
hundred hands were thrust into SOW
raj hundred pistol pockets, and
race, mercy and peace overlooked
n 4 perfect revasse.-Brooklvn
Argus.
The manager of q French provin-
ial theater has set q wholesome ex-
mple, which the profession might
D worse than follow. Having re-
,ived so many complaints from his
,atrons about the enormous height
# the ladies' hats, he issued no. I
ice IN large letters on the play bills
eading thus: The manager bees I
hat all good-looking ladies will re-
move their hats for the accommo-
alton of the rest of the audience. i
he aged, the bald and the plain I
boxing are not expected 20 comply v
nth this request From that night q
OF lady's hat or bonnet was to Il
@ seen in the theater.-Boston S