The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-28

AS a point Of etiquette to the deceased 10
becomes any man TO settle the funeral ex-
penses connected with the departure Of hla
first wife before buying any, tokens. OF afYee-
ton for a second one MeGregor News.
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We called at the hardware store the other
dav to purchase a corkscrew, but they didn't
have one left. BY the way, the camp meeting
season is the pleasantest Of the year. Water
loo Observer.
'You army chap" as the girl said to her
military lover Philadelphia Sunday Item.
That's where you soldier self, he wrote back
when be eloped with another girl.-fOttawa
Republican.
A recent census Of Fail River shows that
ths population of that city has decreased
some sixteen hundred In the past year, which
seems to be the dreadful roll OF embezzlers
who have disappeared.
The proper form for will nowadays will
read: ITO the respective attorneys of my
children give my entire estate and worldly
goods Of all description. Personally to the
children aud TO my beloved wife give all that
remains"
Thackeray did not read the works OF female
novelists, because they were not strong beer
enough. BESIDES" he said, 4 read very few
novels; am q pastry cook. / bake tarts and
bread and butter"
B1y First hsy % yer r fa Bly, s sss
anythin'2" with an anxious expression on his
face. Far.seeing Second BOy-"No. But
expect ter when I git In the house" New
York Era.
Teacher to q boy in d Philadelphia school
Can You tell me whore the Apennnes are7'
Boy-"No; but can tell you where the Phil
will do" INTERRUPTED the teacher and the
youth subsided.-I Norristpwn Herald.
How ,Iaapy coatumes has shes Ptogress
says: "A New York lady, who has been at
Sarats,Hh two weeks, has changed aer cos-
tune four times day. End mas not yet worn
the came costume twice" Angels do not
watch over such women. But, then, the MeH
do, which suits the women better-lQaancy
Modern Argo.
In trout OF Fair Point, on Lake Chautau-
gna, stands o statue Of Faith. The Troy
1Nnes tells OF three females of the Shoddy
piece Ct statoowarv," said number on one. ' 9.
wonder who It is. L must be Jupiter" mo-"
said number two, 1T looks more like Venus
WELL, sid number three, anyway, It's
one OF those beope In the Bible"
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Statistics show that nearly three hundred
Gotham Chinese have white wives, and most
OF the faithful spouses Of the OrientaIs came
TO this country from Ireland, the Chinese
count OF their ekijl ia washing. This inter-
marriage OF races comm enced about six years
ago; consequently q young Chinese.Ceitie
generation 10 springfng up. the oldest menu
Der OF which Is five years old.
The wife OF a banished French Communist
was overioyed at the news Of hts pardon, and
went to the railroad station With her children
had been very ill for years, and was so much
altered In appearance that she did not reco9-
nize him. She went home in despondent
mood, while he hunted for her In VAN In the
crowd. At last he found her residence; but
she bad committed suicide, after writing q
despairfng letter.
The foolhardy performance OF Capt. James
Conique, In Providence Z. l., came near re-
sulting fatally the other evening. He was IN
Q large plate glass tank of water, with an al
ligator SIX feet long, and, after stirring up the
jaws and placed his head between them.
Quick rs q flash they closed, and Swans
death seemed certain. With almost super
human exertioo, he freed himself, however.
deeply gashed by the alligator's teeth. In =
moment he returned to the water, forced the
reptile into submission, and went on with thu
common councilman OF the city Of Lon
don is provided with many good dinners
every year at the public expense: he has ex- ].
curs1ons up the river and down the river; he
may, In his turn, have an Irish trip, with every
expense paid, and towns doing him homage:
he has his pockets full OF public gloves, wands
TO carry On public OCCASIONS heavy medals TO-
transmit as heir-loorns to generations uu-
born, alms-houses and orphanages for all th0
poor he wishes to benefit or get rid Of pen-
sions to give, away to persona ne may con-
slider deserving" schools at which to educate
his own children, and rights OF presentation
at the city OF London and other schools for
the children OF his friends.
Last Friday as well was being dug at the
fair grounds at NeillsvilIe, Wis.,, the men hav-
loose whtte sand was struck, which madd
curbiDg necessary. An upright curling In
sections four feet long was used. While put
ting 10 the fourth section OF this the we'll
Selves. The curbing, in falling, formed an
arch, leaving AN opening large enough Tor
Selves to sit in. A gas pipe was Immediately
driven into the cavity and air pumped % tnc
buried workman, after which the WORK q
digging him out was commenced. 10 oecup'se
forty-eight hours, during which Selyes ~ ~
sitting In a perfectly tmmoVaDie pos''ao1'' -
suffered no permanent injury.
Accnraino tn the Monitea1 Dnsce1sss,r LII
GOODNESS witch has lately arisen LIE na,,aed ~
many and Russia has b en- pals.y rs crn Nan fnr
the discovery - pnsaia nv the German army.
the inyas =, t IL nisn were contained 10 como
lately stoeh FROM 1t ih g. n psIs
.xo rai Won LiepnifZ; and IL Ia regarded -
oa aiissn,ttesnt fact that although many things
II value must have been within his reach. tho
thief who purloined the papers took nothin9
else. It is also alleged that, In spite Of the
Of the German government.
the Russian authorities nave displayed but
little zeal IN endeayoring to trace and arrest
the culprit.