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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 424, 9 December 1868, Page 2

A young lady from the rural districts lately visited Loudon with her beau. Getting into an omnibus for the first time she took her seat, while her lover planted himself on the box with the driver. Very soon the conductor began to collect the fares, and approaching the rustic maiden, he said, " Your fare, miss." The rural rosebud allowed a delicate pink to manifest itself upon her cheeks, and looked down in soft confusion. The conductor was rather astonished at this, but ventured to remark once more —"Tour fare, miss." This time the pink deepened to carnation as the rustic beauty replied," 'Deed, and if I am good lookin', you hadn't ought to say it out loud afore folks."

An ingenious Frenchman, M. Cazal, alarmed at the fatigue occasioned byworking sewing-machines by the feet or the hands, has invented an electrical arrangement, by means of which the wheel of the machine is turned, and the stitching produced in the ordinary manner. This is effected by a moderately strong electric current emanating from a small battery placed upon the ground, the positive and negative wires of which are connected with a series of electric magnets, acting upon alternate pieces of soft iron. The person who works the machine cuts off the current, or allows it to pass, at will, by pressing a small button upon the table. The arrangement is ingenious, but perhaps a little expensive. It would be necessary also to use a battery which evolved no acid fumes, or to place it outside the house. A woman in Wisconsin says that when her husband is a little drunk he kicks her, and when he is very drunk she kicks him. She congratulates herself that she does the greater part of the kicking-.