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Southland Times, Issue 1538, 16 February 1872, Page 3

A baby who kisses his mother and fights his father may be said lo be partial to his ma and martial to his pa. Female Infallibility, — A man frequently admits that he was in the wrong, but a woman, never — she wa9 only " mistaken." The New York Commissioners of Fish and Fisheries have hatched out during the past season (3,000,000 shad eggs ; they have bred several million white fish, a million salmon trout, and they also supplied numbers of pike, perch, and other varieties. A Novel Idea. — An intoxicated man saw two tramway cars passing him the other evening with red and blue lights in the front and rear. His fuddled brain at once comprehended colored lights, and he was heard to say to himself, " Must be pretty sick — sickly here ; they are running chemists' shops about on wh — wheels !" Long ago, at a dinner-table in Massachusetts, a gentleman remarked that A — , who used to be given to sharp practice, was getting more circumspect. " Yes," replied Judge Hoare, "he has reached the superlative of life. He began by seeking to get on ; then he sought to get honor; and is now trying to get honest."