Richland beacon., 1877-03-24
ODD NOTES.

/ 'iN -N''HdAb5 on very ..!ln
! ice.
-lhe British museum mus. lie :,
pleasant place for a man look.ny -,
book. The books OF that fau.or. =.
stltution cover twelve miles of shelving
A feature Of the grand aquarium TO
be constructed for the Paris exr, sition
will be large diving bell, in which
visitors can descend to the bottom {: the
tank and view itswonders by the electric
light with which the bell is to be fitted.
Children must have love insiG. the
house and fresh air, and good PLAY. and
some good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
wise young life runs the greatest danger
in the world of whitening, or growing
stunted, or, at best, prematurely old and
turned inward on itself.
The Cherekees have over eighty
schools. \ young pedagogue who went
out there to teach school about n wear
ago incidentally mentions in a etter
home tina; he fogged youthful aborig-
inal the day before for giving war
whoep in the geography class, and that
he is hourly expecting the lads old man
to call around with scaiping knife.
odd Mr.. Bledsoe, although he is
very profane, wicked man. looks very
youthful for his years. One OF his
neighbors remarked to Mrs. Bledsoe. the
other day, 1.-The old man is wearing well,
isn't he?" ooh yes" replied the old
woman; ''he's swearing well enough as it
goes but considering the opportunities and
practice he's had, he might put little
more polish into it,"
The orchestra at theater in China
is composed as follows: Gongs, fddles,
glass trumpets, bamboo flutes, castinets
and tambourines. When all these get
started the music begins. On the stage
men invariably play all the parts, in
Guiding those of women, the absence OF
breeches and beard enabling them 20 90
SO with entire impunity.
Over in England; First Britoh--
eli suppose you've cared the news from
Hamerica?" Second Briton-"Hi cawn't
say that hi ave. Hi don't take much
hinterest in Hamerican haffairs" +.
B.-"Well, the Hamericans, you know,
ave 'ad what they called a republic.
Now the ole thing is gone, hand they've
put the governmunt hunGer count"
S. B.-"Hi'm not hastOnished at ali. Hi
knew that blawsted country would soon
be haping hour institutions"
They had tough subject in the
inquiry-room. Moody wrestled with
him, and Sankey sang with him. but the
man seemed to despair of forgiveness.
Finally Moody asked him what heavy
sin burdened his mind, and he confessed
to having beat a newspaper publisher
out of three years subscription. The
evangelist informed him that they did
not profess to perform miracles, but if
he would settle up his dues, with COM
pound interest, and Fay for three years
more in advance, although they could
not open the doors of the church to him,
perhaps he might be sneaked in under
the canvas.
..MOncure ID. Conway tells the follow
ing story of an irate British Judge:
1.-THE courtroom of Mr.. Justice b. VAS
the scene of rather an alarming outburst
Of feeling on the part of the judge. The
ease came before him presenting COM
bination of every kind of villainy in the
defendant, and as the clear evidence
came out the Judge grew red and white,
md was fairly boiling when the time
'ame to charge the jury. Gentlemen of
he jury said the judge, it is perfectly
lear case, and a most nefarious one.
The defendant has unquestionab!y rob-
ned the plaintiff, and has basely betrayed
lis daughter and abandoned her in
oreign land. IL only wish it had been
ny daughter The lawyers gasped as
his thunder rolled, and beheld the irate
Judge shaking his fist across the room at
he covering caitiff.