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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 209, 29 January 1866, Page 3

Yeet Shocking-, if Tette. — At a dinner-party tlie plebeiaD habits of one of the guests attracted very general attention. Amongst other mistakes he used his knife improperly in eating. At length a wag asked aloud : " Have you heard of poor L- 's sad affair? I met him at a party yesterdy, apparently well and cheerful ; when at the dinner table, to our great horror, he suddenly took up his knife, and " "Good gracious!" interposed one of the ladies, and did he cut his throat ?" " Why no," answered the relator, "he did not cut his throat with his knife ; but we all expected he would, for he actually put it iijo to his mouth" Cubing- Deafness. — We mentioned a few months ago Dr. Turnbull's extraordinary success in curing deafness ; and we now have confirmation of that fact from the mouth of the distinguished lecturer, the Abbe Moigno, who at one of his late sittings stated that the learned doctor had cured several patients deaf and dumb from their birth. The patient is made to stop both his ears ; Dr. Turribuli then places his watch on the subject's forehead, and if the ticking is heard be thereby argues that the nerve is not paralysed, and that his method of cure may suceed. He than pours a neutral liquid of his own composition into the ear ; a few minutes after the spectators are surprised to find that the patient can hear. From that momeut the cure commences, and is almost always crowned with succes. — Galignani. Anecdote of General Sheeitan. — When General Sherman was in command at Benton Barracks ,St. Louis, he was in the habit of visiting every part of them, and making himself familiar with everything that was going on. He wore an old brown coat and a " stove-pipe hat," and was not generally recognised by the minor officials or the soldiers. One day, while walking through the grounds, he met with a soldier who was unmercifully beating a mule. "Stop pounding that mule," said the general. "Get eout!" said the soldier, in blissful ignorance of the person to whom he was speaking. " I tell you to stop," reiterated the general. " You mind your business and I'll mind mine," replied the soldier, continuing his flank movement upon the mule. " I tell you again to stop !" said the general. "Do you know who lam ? lam General Sherman." — " That's played out !" said the soldier. " Every man who comes along here with an old brown coat and a stove-pipe hat on claims to be General Sherman." Not to be Done by a Showman. — There are two good anecdotes, which deserve putting into black and white, connected with the life of an Ashton-under-Lyne J. P. deceased, and formerly mayor of the borough. During his mayoralty — now some years ago — the mayors of the municipal boroughs of the country were presented to the Queen, and of course wore that tom-fools' dress, sword and all, so much like a showman's, called a court dress. This deceased J. P. and ex-mayor, for some reason, did not doff his dress after the presentation, but went to an oyster shop dressed a3 he was, and walked into the natives in true Lancashire fashion. Lord Byron says, "How deeply painful is all payment," and the saying is often true enough. The oysters had not been paid for, and the gentleman in the court dress ■was in a most particular hobble, having left his purse in his ordinary clothes at his hotel. The only thing to be done was to come ifc grand at once, bo said Mr. Court Dress to the expectant and dubious looking fishmonger. " Oh ! I have left my purse in my other clothes ; I am the mayor of Ashton-under-Lyne, and am staying at Hotel. I will send you the money." "It can't be done, " said fishy in a most determined manner. "It can't be done." " Can't be done," gaid Mr. Court Dress in a high fume, " I tell you I tun the mayor of- Ashton-under-Lyne." " oh ! ah ! oh yes ! Hookey Walker," said fishy, "It won't do j I've been done by you show folk" afore I"