The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-18
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS,

DSS0oA 6hAS hC'Si SiBSC. HNJ
merely express their delight by a
dreamy, far-away, north-pole smile.
Jane Grey Swisshelm says: you
cannot lessen the size of a woman's
waist without stunning her brains.
This is why a girl rolls her eyes and
looks so idiotic while being squeezed
A young lady calls her beau Honey
suckle," because he is always hanging
over the front railing.
In some parts of Italy the inhabi-
tants retain the provincial habits Of
their ancestors of the early ages. One
of the most curious customs still OBJ
served relates to their marriages.
The bride is dragged from home by
main strength The struggle begins
In her own room, where she must
cling, shrieking, while she is torn
away by her married women friends.
Among the weather. classes, the
practice of announcing the approach
of the bridal pair to church by the
blowing of trumpets still continues.
A pocket of quartz of almost I'M
paralleled richness was found in a
mine near Jackson, in Amador
county, Cal, short time ago. 1t was
about two tons in quantity, and the
value of the ore was from $4,000 to
100000. Much of it, says the Anna
dor Dispatch. might justly be termed
huge chunks of gold, instead of gold
bearing quartz. Some of these i'm
mense pieces of almost solid gold
were nearly as heavy as a man could
lift from the ground. 1t is believed
to be the richest find Of gold ever
made at one time in this country.
Gov. Butler has written a Sacra-
mento paper that he has regretted to
learn that there has been doubt in
California as to his position on the
land question, and he announces his
platform as follows: 81 regard the
holding of the lands in large quanti-
ties in this country as one of our
great future dangers, such holding
having in all ages of the world proved
disastrous to the well being of the
people. and we have no right to be-
lieve that this country would be an
exception, and l hope that active
measures may be taken to have such
holdings divided, and to see to it that
no more shall be established"
In Greenville, Tenn, the late Presi-
dent johnson lived as tailor, alder
man. legislator and president and
there he is buried. The shop in which
he labored as tailor now stands in the
eastern part of the town. Just over
the entrance to the shop, which is a
small frame building and in which a
colored family is now living, is pine
board, upon which is written in letters
now almost erased by rain and storm,
the following "a. johnson, Taylor"
A little out of the western border OF
the town stands the monument OF
marble which marks the resting place
of ANDREW Johnson, President of the
United States"
mo, sir" said Fogg, 81 never knew
Brown to mislead or deceive anybody
in his life. No, sir; fact is, he couldn't;
nobody would believe anything he
ever said" Fogg means well, but he
never says a kind word without spoil
ing before he has finished.-Boston
Transcript.
ut was q very fair dinner at Sir
Gorgy Busters" said Mrs. FANS
botham; though 1 think little more
attention might have been bestowed
on the entresols, and if the lights had
had what the French call their shade
overs it would have been better for
the eyes.-London Punch.
Mr.. Fleiszig wanted to leave the
city by the last train, and, not know
ing when it left, sent his servant to
see, saying: "John, go down to the
depot and see when the last train
goes, and hurry back and tell me"
John went off and did not return for
more than two hours, when he rushed
back into the room all out of breath.
"Where in Gods world have you been
all this time?' demanded the mas
ter. "Train just left, sir-this very
minute" was Johns broken reply
German Joke.
A receipt for the removal of rust
from steel with the least abrasion is
to rub sweet oil well into the affected
parts, leaving it for forty-eighU hours
at the expiration of which time the
article is to be well rubbed with
finely pulverized unslaked lime.
A county Judge in Wales recently
complained of 1.-The infamous perjury"
which was freely committed all over
Wales. 1t was sickening, and made
his blood boil to meet such "unblush-
ing lying" among people who made
loud professions of religious belief
and in country scattered all over
with churches and chapels.