, 1883-04-19

SuCn alterations rs seemed luulclOuS,
and l have got the pesky thing ON
now. 1t is fairly lifting me of my
feet. I feel as though was carry
ing myself by the strips over my
shoulders. The body being so much
shorter than my own, lam fairly bent
by it, as though / was the bow and it
was the string. But that is not all.
1t is too narrow. I would not know
which way ! was walking if l did
not look down to see the direction my
toes pointed. You have heard Of the
mother who made her boys panties
with no slack behind, so that every
time he leaned forward he found
himself boosted down tho steps?
Well, my dear, that is exactly my pre-
dicament. So don't ask me to be
seated"
~ Anaheim, Cal, paper has the
following concerning the ostrich $
at that place: On last Monday night
the ostriches became panic stricken,
and rushed with great force against
the side Of the corral making a breach
through which one Of them escaped
A reward v $50 was offered by NJ.
otrechly for the return Of the bird,
and this stimuluscaused an animated
search forit. AS Mr. Strong of Nor
walk was driving along the highway,
the ostrich al d social = up 20 the
wagon and examined its contents
carefully, evidently in search ofsome-
thing eatable. 1t subsequently fra
srnized with band ofsheep, and re-
sented undue familiarity on the part
OF The herder by knocking him down
whenever he approached too close.
1t was nd with tho sheep, and re-
Jurned to its companions.
So great is the rush of immigration
coming to Western Washington that
our large and commodious an
steamers are loaded beyond their
capacity, Either greater number
OF steamers must be employed or
those now in service must be ex-
changed for larger ones. Everybody
wonders where { Ii so to, yet
they seem to 5. tr out over The
country and are absorbed in way
which our next census only will near
ly fully reveal. California's drought,
or partial drought, this year, is turn
ing the tide Of immigration northward
even more than ever. Let them come.
Plenty Of room, and--let us have
more steamers.
| WASHINGTON Newspaper CORE. pom
dents will insist 'tuaJ fro5iden. Ar
uhur is supetstitiols. They rel to
his belief that he will die 6eior his
term of Office expires, which pre-
henslon is strength med iD his mind
by his present Door health, the sud
den dropping dead of the Hawaiian
minister III the White House on New
Years day, and the recent demise OF
one of his cabinet, Postmaster Gen
eral Howe. BY brooding over such
fancies his health is impaired, his in
tellectu' faculties morbidly worked
upon, and the very condition of af-
fairs superinduced which he should
seek to avoid. Evidently the Presi-
dent wants rest, and the country
will be pleased to hear that he has
taken atrip ror recreation to Florida.
The steamship Great Eastern is a
great elephant on tho hands Of share
holders. At general meeting of the
directors and proprietors, held yes 2
day, it was stated that the efforts to
sell or charter the steamship
had been un easing, and the di-
rectors regretted thai, although they
were frequently receiving applica-
tions in respect to the steamer, no h
.ng had resulted. The income for
the year was made up as follows:
Transfer fees 81; interest, fl40: VIA
tors fees to ship, Gl3, The expendi
ture for the year in connection with
Che ship had been G4,4O2 Is Id. The
financial exhibit OF the leviathan
would be ludicrous il there were not
to some of the confident spectators
ruin at the base.
A London paper remarks that for
a sum which, within living memory,
was charged for an inside seat by
mail from Manchester to London, n
man may now cross the Atlantic in a
safe, easy and we'll appointed vessel,
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