West-Jersey pioneer., 1877-10-18
NO. 1916
MISCELLANEOUS.

appointments.
Josh Billing says that two women are
never together ten minutes at time that
they don't begin to talk about their backs
or their stomachs. Remember it is Josh
that says it.
| reporter for Wisconsin paper writes:
''Those who personally know our esteemed
hear that he was brutally assaulted last
evening, but not killed.
| Why is pig looking out of second
story window like the moon? Because he
looks round. If anybody triumphantly re-
torts that the moon don't always look round,
you can reply that the pig doesn't either.
In Wyoming Territory, when woman is
nominated for Office the first question that
| voters ask is, els she pretty?'' If the an
swer is in the affirmative, all the men want
to support her, and all the women vote
solidly against her.
| God has made no one absolute The rich
depend upon the poor as well as the poor on
the rich. The world is but a mere magni-
ficent building; all the stones are gradually
cemented together. There is no one sub
sists by himself alone.
| ''Don't make fool of yourself with that
girl now, Tom; you know loves blind,'
said his cautious parent. "Thats all
bosh," said superior Tom Cloves not
blind all all; why, see ten times as much
in that girl as you do.''
1t was good and prayerful old lady of
Boston who said she had stopped praying
for her Observation-Disclosures have prayed
for that man so long without effect that
think the Lord has jest as poor an opinion
of that man as | have"
Louise Chandler Moulton says that to be
properly dressed in the streets of London a
woman must wear a tiny bonnet, hanging
on knot of hair, an immense crinoline,
heeless boots, black lace shawl, and her
front hair pasted down over her cheeks like
horses binders.
1t is said that Raphael Semmes, when
dying, for a short time imagined that he
stood upon the deck of ship preparing for
battle he gave quick and positive commands,
talked apparently with his officers, and
seemed elated with anticipation of victory.
He recovered consciousness, however, before
the last moment arrived.
There is star called Perseus. 1t shines
for two days with the brilliancy of star
of the second magnitude; then suddenly it
loses its light, and in three hours drops to
the radiancy of star of the fourth magni-
| tude; then, in another three hours and
half, it flashes up into its former brightness,
but only to grow dim again. Some Christ
ians are such variable stars.
Minnie Wilson, niece of Major Trainor,
keeper of the Newark Bay light house,
during the absence of her uncle on Sunday
last, saw boat upset, wherein were three
young men. One of the party was sinking,
but the girl jumped into little skiff. rowed
to his side and directed him to cling to the
stern while she rowed to the shore. The
young men belonged to Newark, and on
Tuesday they presented the young woman
with diamond ring.
During the last twenty years England has
paid to foreign countries for food, accord
ing to the report of Mr.. Stephen Bourne of
Her Majesty's Customs-$10, 900, 0eO, 900.
The report states that each member of the
community now consumes to the value of
two and half times as much foreign food
as he did twenty years ago. With this i'm
mense drain upon her resources, England
would in few years be reduced to penury,
were it not for the immense sums of money
paid her as interest.
The importations of sugar this Summer
are immense, and the expectations small.
In eleven months the importations have
been 1, 1899, 944, ,O35 fbs., against 1888, ,060,-
III fbs., in the corresponding period last
year, and they have been made at cents a
pound as against 4 cents last year. The
export has been about SO, 900, 900 fbs Last
year in the same period it was Sc, 900, 900.
The sugar refiners have been loading up
with stock during dull market, which is
pretty good proof of their confidence in the
future.
ago received advices from the agent of the
United States Depository at Tucson, Ari-
zona, acknowledging the receipt of letter
containing exchange on New Y ork amount
ing to 100000, which was sent from the
Treasury in May last to that agency. The
mail rider bearing the dispatches was mur-
dered by the Indians en- route, and the let
ters was left, together with other dispatch
es, on the scene of the murder by the saw
and forwarded unlnJureu, aIter lying rn-clto
pure dry atmosphere of that region nearly
six months.
MUKHTAR's LATEST BULLETIN -Mukh-
tar Pasha telegraphs the Porte under date
of Friday as follows: To-day the bulk of
the Russian forces fell back to the foot of
Karatool, leaving only six battalions in
trenched at Kabak. They have thus aban-
doned their position parallel with our lines.
. There is no trace of the enemy at Baldioran,
Kezilvan or Ogheozlu, they having struck
their camps The enemy's losses during
the three days battles at Yanilar, Gulveran
and Aladja- Dagh are estimated at 10000
killed and wounded. Our losses are about
1900. The Grand Duke Michael COM
manded the Russians in person. Provi-
dence has happily frustrated the formidable
plans of our enemies
Ex-Governor Newell, the Republican can
didate for Governor this Fall, is an honora-
BILE gentleman in all things. He believes in
fairness, and for that reason alone he ought
to be elected by a large majority. His
neighbors and friends assembled at his
house last week, to congratulate him on
his nomination for Governor, and in an able
speech on the issues of the canvass, he said