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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2009, 12 June 1875, Page 3

■ ' "FLiETiTioN.— A young^ lady has devised a plan to dismiss tedious beaux wild linger until 10 o'clock. Her fan has the words, "Young man, does your mother know you're out ?" painted on one-side in small letters, while the other side is" blank.. She adroitly turns the .. side with the:?inscription towards the young man, who glancing at it, suddenly] •remembersthathe"must;be at home by 10.30 o'clock certain. She, of course; -ipolitely.inquires his:haste; and he,'murmuring an excuse, bids her good nighti ■iand: flies from .her presence:' ■' An Ice Story*—There has been .quite :•- a crop of ice this season, in spite of the wise predictions that we Bhould have an .v open writer. :- W6 saw a man who found some ice in the street the other morning. r -When he;"arose from the pavfement" he; turned round to see how large a hole . he hadmadein that' ice. He:limped along on his winding way, but he didn't,whistle, ' and fhe didn't look as though he was un; certain about Tsomething ; .but the expres- - : iion on his face certainly indicated that, if he .really felt hilaripns, he. was doing his best to keep from showing it. —American paper. ; . Thbie HiiGHT and" Weight.—Ac-cording-to an American, account of ■ soldiers engaged ■in the civil war, the tallest men were from Michigan, Illinois, and ■Wisconsin; the next tallest, New England, New York, JN"ew Jersey; and the shortest from {Scotland, England, and German^ 1. In weight the men of Kentucky and Tennessee were the heaviest, averaging 1501b; England;: Scotland, France, Eelgiumj all between 1381b and 1391b._ The rate of weight to statute gave in pounds to the mch —Ohio and , other. Western States, 2*185; New England, 2-121; England and Scotland, 2-118; Germany, 2-168. Expensive Living.-—living :n excitement.