The daily gazette., 1881-10-11
CHIPS.

Wild fowl are getting plentiful on
the Eastern shore of Virs inia.
Corn huskings are the recreation In
farm kitchens these long nights.
A beautiful party dress will be of
coral pink silk. with white lace on.
Virginia snakes are eating potato
bugs, and the latter poison the former.
An economical wife is one who saves
most of what her husband can't spend.
A man ins Kansas is reported as hay-
ing two hearts. Picayune aces, proba.
bly,.
Umritza, cashmere, ne W fabric, is
so softly draping as to be called es-
thetic.
The flag of the rebel pirate Alabama,
on exhibition in Boston, is valued at
$4,000.
Some Of the ladies' hats just "open-
ed" are big enough for a minstrel
burlesque.
The Hebrew Feast of Tabernacles
began Saturday evening and will con-.
tinue for seven days.
The Princess of Wales has not vet
put ON hoops and the English lady of
fashion rejoices thereat.
Consular reports from Europe show
that probably less than an average
grain crop will be gathered.
The new method of using metallic
effects to brighten stuffs is not at all
"loud," and the effect is artistic.
Esposito. the alleged brigand, on
landing at Rotterdam from the steam
er T. Caland, was placed in irons.
Eight students at the military col
lege at Moscow, and two at st. Pc
tersburg, have been arrested for Mini
lism.
British trade returns foi September
show decrease in imports of 81, 084,-
0OO, and an increase in exports of
GS73, 1000.
Winter apples, which promised so
abundantly early in the season, are
generally badly worm-eaten and are
dropping off.
Opium kills about 100000 persons
annually in China, and missionaries re-
fuse to admit opium smokers to church
membership.
Oh, now we wish DR.. Bliss could get
his fins on the man who persists in com
into our sanctum and looking over our
shoulder when we are penning words of
wisdom.-Oa City Derrick.
A London paper says as to the term
eornering: eve are greatly Indebted to
our American cousins for supplying us
with terms which express in one word
the meaning of half dozen senten.
ces."
An exchange speaks of a new fashion
in gait for girls, but stroll some of our
streets In the soft summer twilight will
convince any one that the old gate has
tenacious grip on public favor.
One OF the highest tributes (althoueb
paid Internationally ever paid to the
Irish race was the recent declaration by
a Mormon Bishop that there are no
lrlsA men or women among The Nor
mons.
Divorced parties In New York are not
allowed to marry again in that State,
This law bears very hard on people who
cannot raise three cents to cross the
ferry.-Philadelphia NsDs. You ough.
to know.
In Denmark diet of bread and W at. r
for month was formerly considered
Equivalent to punishment of DEATH
EG. Well, 1t probably was, If Vassar
college girls made the bread.-Phaa-
delphia Necs.
The Salvation Army can fight with
material as we'll as spiritual weapons
upon occasion. According to the Lon
don GLOBE, they recently gave proof OF
their prowress at Exeter. Their colors
new ones ist presented by General
Booth-were carried off by party who
attacked with sticks and stones. The
army, however,speedily recovered them,
and compelled their assailants to run.
A piece of news comes from across
ocean that will gladden. the hearts of
members of the Anti Tobacco Society.
M. Emile Angler, the celebrated French
dramatist,has been suffering from ner-
vous malady, of which it appears he is
now happily cured. How? BY giving up
tobacco, which used to be his constant
companion, SO much SO that he had ac-
CURED habit of getting up In the night
pour en- grilter une.